Honey And Soy Chicken With Pasta Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 600 g chicken thigh fillets (skinless trimmed of fat)
• 80 ml apple juice (1/2 cup unsweetened)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce (salt redued)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh)
• 1 tablespoon honey (clear)
• cooking spray
• 2 lemons (cut into wedges to serve)
• 200 g pasta (small spiral cooked as per packet instructions)
• 8 cups lettuce (iceberg finely shredded)
• 3 cucumbers (lebanese chopped)
• 250 g cherry tomatoes (halved)
• 50 g snow pea sprouts (trimmed)
• 2 large carrots (cut into short thin sticks)
• 100 g tasty cheese (fat reduced, cubed)
• 1 red capsicum (bell pepper cut into thick strips)
• 1 yellow capsicum (bell pepper cut into thick strips)
• 2 tablespoons fat free ranch dressing (or other of your choice)

Recipe

• 1 put chicken in a shallow dish.
• 2 put apple juice, soy sauce, lemon juice and honey in a small bowl and whisk to combine and then pour over the chicken and turn chicken to coat.
• 3 cover and put in the fridge for 4 hours to marinate.
• 4 spray barbecue plate or barbecue grill with cooking spray and preheat to medium, add the chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• 5 transfer to a plate and cover loosely with foil and set aside for 2-3 minutes to rest.
• 6 pasta salad - put pasta, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, snow pea sprouts, carrot, cheese and capsicums in a large bowl, do this while the chicken is marinating and then you cover and refrigerate and dress just before serving.
• 7 pour the dressing over and toss to combine.
• 8 divide the chicken between plates and serve with the pasta salad and lemon wedges.