Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
8oz (1/2 of a Bag) of Trader Joe's Organic Gluten Free Brown Rice Penne or similar.3oz (13) Grape Tomatoes - cut in half lenthwise1 cup of Baby Portabello Mushrooms (or Button Mushrooms - depends on preference) sliced.1 cup Green Bell Pepper - diced2oz Swiss Cheese - cut into "sticks" or diced.2 Chicken Breasts, grilled and cut into bite-sized piecesDressing:1/3 cup Fat Free/Low Sodium Italian Salad Dressing (Vinegarette)
Grill, bake or cut up and pan fry your chicken breasts until no longer pink. If grilling: heat grill to 500 degrees, place seasoned chicken on grill away from direct heat and turn temp to low. Walk away from it for 10 minutes, return to the grill, turn chicken and continue to cook until no longer pink. If Baking: place chicken breasts into a preheated 350 degree oven and bake for approx 35 minutes.
While chicken is grilling/cooking, prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
Prep the vegetables and cheese.
Once chicken is done, cut into bite size pieces.
Combine pasta, chicken, vegetables, cheese and dressing in bowl and serve.
Serving Size: Makes 4 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FIDALGOGIRL.
While chicken is grilling/cooking, prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
Prep the vegetables and cheese.
Once chicken is done, cut into bite size pieces.
Combine pasta, chicken, vegetables, cheese and dressing in bowl and serve.
Serving Size: Makes 4 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FIDALGOGIRL.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 317.8
- Total Fat: 7.5 g
- Cholesterol: 82.7 mg
- Sodium: 120.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 27.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 34.2 g
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