Greek Chicken-orzo Salad
From canned_food_fan 13 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Mix it up! Instead of your typical potato and macaroni salad, add a little Greek flavor to your meal. Made with orzo, a popular type of pasta used in Greek cooking, this dish will send your senses into overdrive with its bright Mediterranean flavors. Read more This salad is layered with so many flavorful and nourishing ingredients -- including lycopene-rich canned tomatoes -- that your friends and family will be coming back for seconds. See less
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked orzo (pasta) shopping list
- 1 can (12 ounces) Italian-herb, diced tomatoes shopping list
- 2 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves or 2 tablespoons dried mint shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 can (10 ounces) white meat chicken, drained shopping list
- 1 medium unpeeled cucumber, diced shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped, green onions shopping list
- 1/4 cup pitted canned kalamata olives, sliced shopping list
- 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled shopping list
- 1 cup shredded, fresh spinach shopping list
How to make it
- Preparation Time: Approximately 15 minutes
- Cook Time: Approximately 10 minutes
- Preparation:
- Cook orzo according to package directions without oil or salt, until al dente, or tender but firm. Drain and cool under running water.
- Drain tomatoes, reserving liquid. In a small bowl combine reserved liquid from tomatoes, olive oil, mint and garlic; set aside. In a large bowl, combine cooled pasta, with drained tomatoes, chicken, cucumber, green onions, olives and feta cheese. Toss with salad dressing mixture. Chill. Fold in spinach just before serving.
- Servings: 6
- Nutritional Information Per Serving:
- Calories 270; Total fat 9g; Saturated fat 3g; Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 520mg; Carbohydrate 34g; Fiber 2g; Protein 16g; Vitamin A 10%DV*; Vitamin C 15%DV; Calcium 8%DV; Iron 10%DV
- * Daily Value
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i love any excuse to use orzo, and this is better than most!
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