Roasted Chicken and Bow Tie Pasta Salad

This simple dish is made with tender chicken, chewy pasta, juicy grapes, crunchy celery, green onions, and parsley in a zesty orange dressing. Rotessarie chicken from the deli will help cut down on the preperation time in this recipe. You can use leftover chicken, or deli ham or turkey instead of the store-bought rotisserie bird if you prefer. Serve this pasta salad for dinner tonight, and then pack the leftovers for workday lunch tomorrow.

(Make 6 serves)

Amount Per Serving (1 2/3 cups): 363 Calories, 18.5 g. Protein, 42 g. Carbohydrates, 3.1 g. Dietary Fiber, 14.4 g. Fat (2.4 g. sat fat, 5.5 g. mono fat, 4.8 g. poly fat), 33 mg. Cholesterol, 2.2 mg. Iron, 553 mg. Sodium, 45 mg. Calcium

Ingredients

• 3 cups of uncooked farfalle (bow tie pasta) (about 8 oz.)
• 1/3 cup of fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. of stone-ground mustard
• 2 tsp. of sugar
• 1 1/4 tsp. of salt
• 1/2 tsp. of freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp. of rice vinegar
• 2 cups of shredded cooked chicken breast (about 2 breasts)
• 1 1/2 cups of seedless red grapes, halved
• 1 cup of thin diagonally cut celery
• 1/3 cup of finely chopped red onion
• 1/3 cup of coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
• 3 Tbsp. of chopped fresh chives
• 2 Tbsp. of chopped fresh parsley

Preparation:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat, drain. Cool completely.
• In large-sized bowl, combine orange juice, lemon juice, oil, mustard, sugar, salt, black pepper and vinegar, stirring with a whisk to combine.
• Add pasta, chicken, grapes, celery, red onion, walnuts, chives, and parsley, toss gently to combine. Serve at room temperature or cold.

Source : CookingLight

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