Recipe Asian Chicken Pasta Salad (Pasta)

Required Ingredients:

• 8 ounces rotelle pasta
• 5 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 2 carrots, sliced diagonally
• 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, quartered
• 1/2 head broccoli, cut into florets
• 1/2 head cauliflower, broken into small florets
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil

Preparing/Cooking:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Place in large bowl with chicken.
• In large skillet or wok, heat 1 tablespoon oil.
• Cook carrots with 1/4 teaspoon salt until tender-crisp, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove carrots, place in bowl with chicken and pasta.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil to wok and cook mushrooms with 1/4 teaspoon salt until tender, 5 minutes.
• Remove mushrooms and place in bowl.
• Add 2 more tablespoons oil to wok, stir-fry broccoli, cauliflower and onion until coated with oil.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup water, cover and cook 5 to 10 minutes, until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
• Remove vegetables with slotted spoon and toss with pasta and chicken.
• Mix in green onions, soy sauce and sesame oil, adjusting soy and sesame to taste.
• Serve warm or cold.

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