Chicken-avocado Pasta Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups dry bow tie pasta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1 cup diced yellow bell peppers or 1 cup orange bell pepper
• 8 spring onions, sliced thin
• 3 celery ribs, sliced
• 1 granny smith apple, chopped small
• 3/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 medium ripe avocados, peeled pitted and chopped small

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in boiling water until done, around 8-10 minutes.
• 2 drain and rinse under cold water.
• 3 drain well.
• 4 drizzle olive oil over pasta and toss.
• 5 mix in the chicken, peppers, onions, celery, apple and almonds.
• 6 toss well.
• 7 in a medium bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic, sugar, paprika and cumin.
• 8 toss with the pasta mixture.
• 9 gently fold in the avocado and serve.