Chicken Pasta Salad a l'Orange Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • Calories:
  • 269
  • Fat:
  • 9 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 41 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 368 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 29 g
  • Fiber:
  • 3 g
  • Protein:
  • 18 g
  • Diabetic Exchange:
  • 2 very lean meat, 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fruit.


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Chicken Pasta Salad a l'Orange

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“I got this recipe from an old cookbook just after I was married 25 years ago," says Ann Berger of Howell, Michigan. "All of my six kids like it—even those who don’t usually eat salad!”

SERVINGS: 6

CATEGORY: Lower Fat

METHOD:

TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Ingredients:

  • 2-1/2 cups uncooked bow tie pasta
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
  • 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
  • 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
  • 1/3 cup fat-free plain yogurt
  • 1/3 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup orange juice concentrate
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 6 cups torn mixed salad greens
  • 1/2 cup cubed avocado

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, chicken, celery, oranges and olives.
    For dressing, in a small bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, orange juice concentrate, vinegar, sugar, salt and mustard. Pour over pasta mixture and toss to coat.
    For each serving, spoon 1-1/3 cups pasta mixture over 1 cup of greens; top with about 1 tablespon avocado. Yield: 6 servings.


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