I absolutely love Greek flavors and my amazing Greek mason jar salads with orzo was in part inspiration for this pasta salad with an added protien kick!
I swear this pasta salad gets even better the next day!
21 day fix containers- 1 Yellow 1 Green 1 Orange .5 blue 1 Red
INGREDIENTS
Dressing and Marinade
- 1 package of high fiber pasta
- 3 Tbs honey
- 4 lemons plus zest
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 shallots
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 large handful of fresh cilantro
- 1 small handful of fresh sage
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1 package of thin boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 cucumber chopped
- 2 bell peppers chopped
- 1/2 pint of cherry tomatoes
- 2 cups of chopped spinach or other leafy green
- 4 oz Feta cheese
DIRECTIONS
- Cook pasta according to package, drain and run under cold water place in a bowl
- In a seprate bowl, add chicken and set aside.
- Place the first 10 ingredients into a food processor or blender and blend until smooth, add the olive oil slowly to make a dressing
- place about 1/2 cup dressing (reserving the rest) on chicken and allow to sit for 15 minutes, mean while chop veggies and add to the pasta bowl
- Grill chicken and chop into bite size pieces
- Add the chicken, feta and remaining dressing to the pasta bowl, toss to coat and serve immediately. Store leftovers in the fridge ENJOY!
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