Chicken Pasta Salad a l'Orange Recipe

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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!”

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Chicken Pasta Salad a l'Orange Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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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 thawed 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 California 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 tablespoon avocado. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 320 calories, 10 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 41 mg cholesterol, 365 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 20 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Chicken Pasta Salad a l'Orange in Light & Tasty August/September 2007, p21