Chicken Pasta Salad
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10 oz. uncooked pasta
2 c asparagus tips
2 c yellow squash, sliced
1 c red and yellow peppers
1/3 c roasted unsalted cashews (or any other nuts such as pecans)
2 T Butter Buds* mixed with 1/3 c hot water
4 chicken breasts, boned and skinned

For crumb mixture:
Mix 1 cup cracker meal (or flour)
with 1/2 t black pepper, 2 tsp thyme

For dressing:
1/2 c non-fat plain yogurt
1 T Lite Miracle Whip
3/4 c Mayfield Skim Milk
1 small packet of Good Seasons salad dressing mix, or use your own seasoning



Dip chicken breasts in Butter Buds mixture, then dip into cracker crumb/seasoning mixture (in a separate bowl). Place on a lightly greased or Teflon baking sheet in a pre-heated 400 degree oven for about 24 minutes (turn chicken over after about 12 minutes). While chicken is cooking, boil pasta, lightly steam vegetables and dice peppers. Then, mix dressing ingredients in blender. When chicken is cooked, cut into thin slices or chunks and toss everything together in a large serving bowl. Serve chilled.
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*Butter Buds is a brand of all-natural, fat and cholesterol free butter-flavored granules, which can be used in place of butter, margarine or oil. They are available in granulated Sprinkles and a Mix, which can be reconstituted with hot water to form a buttery liquid. It is usually found in the spice aisle at your local grocery.