Whip up a yummy chicken and pasta salad dressed with a Greek yogurt lemon-poppy seed combo.
Chicken Pasta Salad with Creamy Lemon Dressing
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
Dressing
- 2 containers (6 oz each) Greek Fat Free honey vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons poppy seed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Salad
- 2 cups uncooked penne or rotini pasta
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup red seedless grapes, halved
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted *
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, mix dressing ingredients using wire whisk until well blended. Cover; refrigerate until ready to use.
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Step2Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
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Step3In large bowl, mix cooked pasta, chicken, spinach, grapes and celery. Stir dressing; pour over salad and toss gently to coat. Refrigerate at least one hour before serving. Stir in almonds, reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish, if desired.
Nutrition
360
Calories
9g
Total Fat
26g
Protein
44g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 360
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 15%
- Sodium
- 490mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 450mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 44g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 14%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 26g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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