Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe
Served warm, this satisfying salad combines pasta, chicken, lettuce, mandarin oranges and romaine and is tossed with a slightly tart dressing. From Coos Bay, Oregon, Diane Conrad comments, "My daughter-in-
This recipe is:
Healthy
Quick
* 6 Servings
* Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
Ingredients
* 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
* 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
* 4-1/2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
* 1 medium green pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
* 1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
* 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
* 3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into cubes
* 4 cups cooked rigatoni or large tube pasta
* 4 cups torn romaine lettuce
* 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
* 1 can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained
Directions
* In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the vinegar, soy sauce, 1-1/2 teaspoons oil, sugar and garlic; shake well and set aside. In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, peppers and mushrooms, in 1-1/2 teaspoons oil until tender. Remove and keep warm. In same skillet, saute chicken in remaining oil until juices run clear; drain.
* In a large bowl, combine the pasta, lettuce, oranges, olives, onion mixture and chicken. Pour dressing over lettuce mixture; toss to coat. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2 cups) equals 332 calories, 9 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 464 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.
Beth Layman :)
GH:Anna,Robert & Robin Scorpio(Drake) Fan Forever
My Scorpio-Devane-
No comments:
Post a Comment