What you will need:
1. 250g pasta
2. 140g spicy chicken
3. 120g mayonnaise
4. 100g tomatoes
5. 100g cucumber
6. 2 microwavable big bowls
7. Knife
8. Spoon
9. Fork
10. Cutting bord
11. Microwave
12. Kettle
Buying the ingredients:
From the local store we bought the following:
- Tangy Mayo 375g – R34.99
- Mini Rosa Tomatoes 200g – R24.99
- Everyday Fusilli 500g – R22.99
- Medium Cucumber – R9.99
- Sliced Spicy Chicken 140g – R39.99
Which came to R132.95. Please note for the meal below we only used 1/2 of the ingredients above, which means the quick easy meal for 2 only cost R66.48
Safety precautions:
- Be careful when handling the kettle as it has boiling water – if it does get poured on you, and you get burned. Put your hand under some cold water.
- Be careful when handling the knife – if you cut yourself quickly grab a plaster
How to make a quick easy meal for 2:
Making the pasta:
- Pour 250g of pasta into a big bowl
- Boil the kettle
- Fill the bowl with the pasta until the pasta is fully submerged.
- Place the pasta into the microwave for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes stir the pasta and check if it is cooked. If it is not cooked place into the microwave for another 5 minutes.
- Repeat step 4 until the pasta is fully cooked.
- Once the pasta is cooked drain the water out (slowly pur the water out of the bowl)
- Rinse the pasta under cold water several times.
Making the rest of the salad:
- Using the knife cut the cucumber and tomatoes into small cubes and place the cut fruit and veg into a bowl.
- Add the chicken and mix together with tomatoes and cucumber.
Making the Pasta Salad:
- Add the rinsed pasta into a bowl.
- Add mayonnaise to the pasta and mix until the mayo is evenly spread
- Add the tomatoes, cucumber and chicken into the pasta.
- Mix well
Bon Appetit
