Chicken Macaroni Salad

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (356 g) can chicken breasts, in broth
• 1 cup whole wheat elbow macaroni
• 3/4 cup fresh tomato, cubed
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, cubed (we like sharp)
• 1/2 cup cucumber, sliced into half rounds
• 1/2 cup celery, sliced
• 1/4 cup green onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or course ground black pepper)
• lettuce, enough to line a platter

Recipe

• 1 drain the chicken and reserve the broth.
• 2 add the chicken broth to the saucepan you will cook the macaroni in; add enough water to just cover the macaroni; cook macaroni al dente, drain and run under cold water; cool completely.
• 3 break up the chicken and add to a large bowl, add the cooled macaroni, tomato, cheese cubes, celery, cucumber and green onion; mix well.
• 4 in a small bowl whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard and pepper; pour over the chicken/macaroni mix and stir lightly until well coated.
• 5 line platter with crisp lettuce leaves and fill with salad. refrigerate for at least one hour.