Chilled Oriental Chicken Pasta Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb of your favorite pasta, cooked per package diections and drained (you can also use linguine for this one. yum)
• 1 1/2-2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 cups frozen baby peas, thawed
• 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, cored and cut into julienne strips
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
• 2 drops hot chili oil
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta, cooked chicken, peas, carrots, red bell pepper and green onion.
• 2 in a small bowl, whisk the soy sauce, canola oil, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, brown sugar, ginger and chili oil.
• 3 pour over chicken pasta mixture and toss to combine.
• 4 sprinkle on the sesame seeds.
• 5 cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.