Honey-mustard chicken pasta

Honey-mustard chicken pasta

By Jane Hornby
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Prep: 10 mins Cook: 10 mins

Easy

Serves 4
This tasty pasta dish is a great way of using up your leftover chicken

Nutrition and extra info

  • Easily halved

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal450
  • fat11g
  • saturates3g
  • carbs62g
  • sugars6g
  • fibre3g
  • protein31g
  • salt0.55g
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Ingredients

  • 300g farfalle or other pasta shape
  • 3 tbsp reduced-fat mayonnaise (use full-fat if you prefer)
  • 1 heaped tsp wholegrain mustard
  • 1 tsp clear honey
  • 300g cooked chicken, torn into rough pieces
    Chicken

    Chicken

    chik-en

    Chicken's many plus points - its versatility, as well as the ease and speed with which it…

  • 4 spring onions, thinly sliced (or use ½ red onion, thinly sliced)
    Spring onions

    Spring onion

    sp-ring un-yun

    Also known as scallions or green onions, spring onions are in fact very young onions, harvested…

  • small bunch basil, leaves roughly torn
    Basil

    Basil

    ba-zil

    Most closely associated with Mediterranean cooking but also very prevalent in Asian food, the…

  • 4 tomatoes, quartered, then each chunk halved
    Tomato

    Tomato

    toe-mart-oh

    A member of the nightshade family (along with aubergines, peppers and chillies), tomatoes are in…

Method

  1. Boil the pasta, then cool under running water. Mix the mayo, mustard and honey in a large bowl and loosen with a little water to make a dressing the consistency of double cream. Add the pasta, chicken, onions, basil and tomatoes, season to taste, then gently mix together.

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bikerbell
3rd Jul, 2019
4.05
I halved the amount of pasta for two of us but kept the sauce amount the same. Unfortunately I was a bit hesitant with the mustard (Dijon) and honey and found it a bit bland, next time I’ll up the seasoning and maybe add some diced peppers.
casafood74
30th Aug, 2015
5.05
Yummy! I added broad beans, green beans and cherry tomatoes. I also used basil oil in my dressing as had no fresh basil and thought this was a great dish for the summer months.
Manners44
14th Jul, 2014
4.05
Lovely dish!! I added chopped bacon, mushroom and spinach!!
misskay69
16th Jan, 2013
5.05
ummm Yummy, just made this for my lunch tomorrow at work and really looking forward to it, just had a sneaky taste and it is yummy and low in fat
manuker
25th May, 2015
Can I make a batch and keep it on the fridge to have through the week for lunch?
cathrynmay
6th Jan, 2013
4.05
This was a perfect meal for dinner on a warm summers evening. I did put in two spoons each of the mayo, mustard and honey. Just so I had a bit more dressing, after reading other people's comments about it being dry. This went down a storm though and will do it again as it was so quick and easy. It would also be perfect for picnics & BBQ's
muffinissimo
22nd Jul, 2011
4.05
Lovely salad! I put mustard seeds instead of mustard and also added sweetcorn. Oh and I put much less onion, and thought it was oniony enough.
nrb8401
24th Apr, 2011
Didn't change a thing, tasted lovely and will defo have it again! Would be great at a barbecue or with baked potato....nummy!!
suebear
16th Apr, 2011
5.05
I added a small tin of drained sweetcorn when I prepared the recipe for our wedding anniversary. My husband who will not eat mayo absolutely adored it!
leighandsally
6th Oct, 2010
5.05
This is lovely. Not normally a fan of mustard but the dressing was yummy. Didn't have any basil and had run out of onions so substituted with a red pepper. Have packed remainder up to take to work....can't wait :)

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kidneyman11
12th Jun, 2016
could you leave out the mayo???
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Chloé Woods
13th Jun, 2019
4.05
Really yummy, perfect for lunch. I used 3 tablespoons of mayo for one serving as otherwise it’s a bit dry
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