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Mediterranean Style Chicken and Ditali Pasta Salad
Medium Spice
High Protein
Mediterranean Style Chicken and Ditali Pasta Salad

with Roasted Chickpeas and Cheese

35 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Mediterranean

Ditali is a short, tube-shaped pasta that's also known as 'salad macaroni' making it perfect for this pasta salad. Roasting chickpeas turns them into crispy flavour bombs, adding texture and plant-based protein to your dish.

Allergens

Wheat
May contain traces of allergens
Cereals containing gluten
Milk
Soya

Utensils

Baking Tray
Colander
Bowl
Sieve
Large Saucepan
Pan

Tags

Medium Spice
Mediterranean
Dinner-bowls
High Protein
Ingredients
Lemon

Lemon

1 unit(s)

Red Onion

Red Onion

1 unit(s)

Medium Tomato

Medium Tomato

1 unit(s)

Chickpeas

Chickpeas

1 carton(s)

Ditali Pasta

Ditali Pasta

90 grams

British Chicken Thighs

British Chicken Thighs

4 unit(s)

Harissa Paste

Harissa Paste

50 grams

Wild Rocket

Wild Rocket

20 grams

Greek Style Salad Cheese

Greek Style Salad Cheese

50 grams

Sugar for the Pickle

Sugar for the Pickle

1 tsp

Honey

Honey

1 tbsp

Olive Oil for the Dressing

Olive Oil for the Dressing

2 tbsp

Preparation
1
Start the Prep

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with ½ tsp salt for the pasta

Cut the lemon into wedges. Halve and peel the red onion.

Slice half the red onion as thinly as you can. Slice the remaining onion into 6 wedges. Cut the tomato into 1cm chunks. Drain and rinse the chickpeas in a sieve. Pat dry with kitchen paper.

Spread the chickpeas and onion wedges onto a baking tray. Drizzle with oil and season. Toss to coat.

When the oven is hot, roast on the middle shelf of your oven, 16-18 mins. Turn halfway through.

2
Cook the Pasta

Pop the sliced onion into a small bowl and add half the lemon juice and sugar for the pickle (see pantry for amount).

Add a pinch of salt, mix together and set aside to pickle.

When the water is boiling, add the ditali pasta and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 12 mins. Once cooked, drain in a colander and pop back in the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir to stop it sticking together.

3
Fry the Chicken

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat.

Once hot, lay the chicken thighs flat in the pan. TIP: Notice a stronger smell from your chicken? Don’t worry, this is normal due to packaging we use to keep it fresh.

Season with salt and pepper and fry until browned on each side and cooked through, 13-15 mins. Turn every 2-3 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw chicken and its packaging. It's cooked when no longer pink in the middle.

4
Make the Dressing

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the harissa paste with the remaining lemon juice, honey and olive oil for the dressing (see pantry for both amounts). Season with salt and pepper. Set aside. 

5
Assemble the Salad

Once everything's cooked, add the pasta, chickpeas and roasted onion to the large bowl with the harissa dressing. Toss together until evenly coated.

Add the tomato, half the pickled onion and the pickle juices from the bowl and gently combine.

Add the rocket leaves and toss to coat in the dressing.

6
Serve

Divide the salad between your bowls. 

Top with the fried chicken thighs

Scatter with the remaining pickled onion and crumble over the cheese to finish. 

Nutrition per serving

4193

kJ

Energy (kJ)

1002

kcal

Energy (kcal)

50.4

g

Fat

13.5

g

of which saturates

63.7

g

Carbohydrate

18.9

g

of which sugars

12.3

g

Dietary Fibre

63.9

g

Protein

1.77

g

Salt

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