Italian Chicken Penne Pasta Salad

Name: Italian Chicken Penne Pasta Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 cooked chicken breast chopped; 14 oz whole wheat penne pasta; cherry tomatoes approx 2 cups; 1 cucumber chopped; 1 red pepper chopped; 1/2 red onion chopped; Kalamata olives (you choose the amt); 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 2 tsp dried basil (or Tbsp fresh); 2 tsp dried oregano (or 2 Tbsp fresh); 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 4 oz feta cheese

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Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

1 cooked chicken breast, chopped14 oz whole wheat penne pastacherry tomatoes approx 2 cups1 cucumber, chopped1 red pepper, chopped1/2 red onion, choppedKalamata olives (you choose the amt)1/2 cup olive oil1/2 cup lemon juice2 tsp dried basil (or Tbsp fresh)2 tsp dried oregano (or 2 Tbsp fresh)1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp pepper4 oz feta cheese

Directions

Boil the pasta. Mix dressing ingredients. Add drained pasta, chicken, and remaining veggies. Just before serving add feta cheese

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SANDY0524.

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 293.5
Total Fat: 15.8 g
Cholesterol: 14.2 mg
Sodium: 407.0 mg
Total Carbs: 35.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.7 g
Protein: 8.3 g

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Member Reviews

RD03875
I cut back on the lemon juice and skipped the olives. Good salad, thanks for sharing. - 4/25/17
LIVINGSIMPLY355
I tried making this tonight for our 4th of July barbecue.
When I put on the sauce, we tasted it and it was way too sour with the lemon juice. I ended up rinsing off the salad and saved it with a homemade Italian dressing I made. Other than the dressing, the salad was good. - 7/5/13
TIGER8EYES
took more time to prep than i thought, but WELL worth it... DELICIOUS & well-balanced :) - 5/9/12
MUFFINSTEPHENS
My whole family loved this. I used reduced fat feta, though. - 6/26/11
JJRANDY
Very good! Deserves all 5 Stars - 6/30/10
MINI-ME67
Amazing salad! We had it as a whole meal and it is very filling. Even better the 2nd day. - 5/29/10
SPEECHIED
This was really delicious! I used 4 - 5oz chicken breasts though, so the breast in the menu must be a large double or something. You get 10 servings for the recipe, so I would guess that the servings are 1 cup. 1 cup servings are a good rule of thumb anyway. Thanks for the recipe! - 7/9/09
BUSIBODI
Very good, simple recipe. I used Greek Yogurt instead of Feta Cheese, I mixed about 2 tsp. into the oil/lemon juice mixture. Yummy. Even the kids liked it! Will definitely make again. - 3/24/09
NAYNAY69
How can we tell what the serving "size" is? - 2/15/09
EMBOT1
This salad was so easy to make and is delicious! - 1/25/09
PNOPIE
Very delish! I think I will start using this recipe for covered dish partys instead of my own recipe. Whole family loved it. - 1/24/09
OUTOFIDEAS
I used gluten free penne pasta, added sliced red grapes and pine nuts, sprinkled w/Parmesan, and served over a bed of mixed leaf lettuce and spinach. Really good salad and a whole meal in itself! - 11/23/08
CRISTI22Y
This sounds really good, cant wait to make it! - 11/23/08
MISTERO
Outstanding recipe. Thanks. I also tried with parmesan dressing. - 11/22/08