Rotisserie Chicken Pasta
This rotisserie chicken pasta is an easy dish that can be whipped up quickly, thanks to using a supermarket rotisserie chicken as short-cut. I’ll usually buy a whole roasted chicken from the deli at Cold Storage for S$4.90 and have the drumsticks & wings for dinner. As for the chicken breasts, I reserve them to make quick meals like this pasta, chicken salad, chicken noodle soup or stir-fry chicken noodles. This is how a lazy person cooks :P
Refreshing Summer Treats:
This is where I start from. In a large salad bowl (room for tossing), there are cooked macaroni, cherry tomato, shallot (red onion), hot chilli, parsley …. and shredded rotisserie chicken as the main protein. The sauce is really simple – just low sodium soy sauce, lemon juice, sesame oil & garlic salt. Toss and mix them well.
The pasta keeps well in the fridge overnight and can be served chilled or at room temperature. It is perfect for packed lunches and meal prep.
Rotisserie Chicken Pasta
The pasta keeps well in the fridge overnight and can be served chilled or at room temperature. It is perfect for packed lunches and meal prep. You can also double up the recipe for serve 4-6 persons.
Ingredients:
- 150g macaroni or spiral pasta
- 1 tbsp salt for cooking macaroni
- 1 rotisserie chicken breast skin & bone discarded
- 100g cherry tomatoes halved
- 3 tbsp chopped parsley (or spring onions, coriander)
- 1/4 small red onion or 4 shallots sliced thinly
- 3 hot chilli# sliced thinly; to taste
- 2 tsp low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp garlic salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
# use chilli padi (bird’s eye chilli), serrano pepper or jalapeno, depending on the availability in your area.
Directions:
- Cook pasta. Add 1/2 tbsp salt to a pot of water. When the water is boiling, add macaroni and cook according to package instructions, taking off about 2-3 minutes for al dente. Drain pasta and set aside. Reserve a small cup of pasta water, drain the pasta and set aside.
- Shred chicken breast thinly while the macaroni is cooking.
- Assemble and toss the pasta. In a large salad bowl, add cooked macaroni, shredded chicken, and the rest of the ingredients. Toss the pasta, adding about 1-2 tbsp pasta water, to bind everything together. Season to taste. This rotisserie chicken pasta can be served at room temperature or chilled.