Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Makes: 1 L (4 cups)
When kids don’t like sandwiches, salads are a great option. This easy to make salad can be changed up with your favourite vegetables and pasta shapes to suit everyone’s tastes.
Ingredients
| Cooked short whole wheat pasta | 875 mL | 3 1/2 cups | |
| Diced cooked chicken | 375 mL | 1 1/2 cups | |
| 1 large carrot, coarsely grated | |||
| Diced cucumber | 250 mL | 1 cup | |
| Low fat Caesar salad dressing | 50 mL | 1/4 cup | |
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine pasta, chicken, carrot and cucumber.
- Drizzle with dressing and stir to combine well.
- Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
Tip #1: To get 875 mL (3 1/2 cups) of cooked pasta, you will need 500 mL (2 cups) dried pasta.
Tip #2: Use your favourite shape like elbows, shells, radiatore or orrechiette pasta.
Tip #3: Try different vegetables like chopped peppers, celery, broccoli or cauliflower in the salad.
Tip #4: For a vegetarian option use diced firm tofu for the chicken.
Nutritional Information (250 mL (1 cup)): Calories: 315, Protein: 23 g, Fat: 10 g, Carbohydrate: 37 g, Fibre: 4 g, Sodium: 325 mg