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Penne Pasta Salad with Shrimp Chili & Lime
Penne Pasta Salad with Shrimp Chili & Lime. A deliciously simple pasta salad that's terrific to serve with cold cuts, grilled, chicken or fish, or as an ideal BBQ side dish.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8 or more as a side dish
Calories 282 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb Dry Penne Pasta
- 1 cup cooked cocktail shrimp
- 3 tbsp chopped chives or cilantro
- 1 small red pepper finely diced
For the dressing
- 3/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
- zest of one large lime finely grated or chopped
- 1 clove garlic very finely minced
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 3 tsp red Thai chilis finely chopped (or 2 tsp crushed chili paste)
Instructions
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Prepare the pasta as directed in salted water. Cook only to al dente.
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Strain the boiled pasta in a colander and rinse with cold water. Leave for 10 minutes to drain well.
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Prepare the dressing simply by stirring together all of the ingredients well.
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Pour the dressing over the pasta along with the shrimp, chives and red pepper. Toss well. Chill before serving.
Recipe Notes
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.