Sunday, November 17, 2013

Healthy Chicken Orzo Salad

I started googling recipes that were low calorie now that this wedding diet really needs to happen! I found a recipe for a chicken and orzo salad that sounded wonderful. I changed up some ingredients and voila! Feel free to add feta or goat cheese to add a little kick. Serves 6

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups orzo pasta
1 half rotisserie chicken, chopped
Juice from one small lemon
1/4 tbsp lemon zest
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 small red bell pepper, diced
1 small green bell pepper, diced
2 english cucumbers, chopped
3 green onions, light green and some green parts chopped
8 cherry tomatoes, cut into fourths
1 tbps chopped fresh dill

Cook pasta according to packaging, drain and rinse with cold water
In a small bowl, whisk garlic, oil, lemon juice/zest, mustard, salt and pepper
Pour pasta into a large bowl and combine with dressing
Toss in chicken and vegetables
Sprinkle with dill
Eat up!






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