Zesty Cold Chicken Pasta Salad

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This quick and easy pasta salad, featuring canned chicken, cherry tomatoes, and a zesty lemon pepper dressing, makes for a tasty cold lunch.

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package rotini pasta
1 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
1/2 teaspoon dried mustard
24 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 (15 ounce) can peas, drained
2 (5 ounce) cans chicken packed in water, drained
1 pinch paprika

Directions

1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
2 Mix mayonnaise, lemon pepper seasoning, and dried mustard together in a large bowl. Mix in cherry tomatoes, peas, and chicken. Fold in rotini. Sprinkle paprika over salad before serving.