Chicken and Spinach Garlic Pasta Salad
Yield: 3 servings Ingredients- 3 cups whole wheat pasta noodles
- 2 shredded chicken breasts, cooked
- 1 ½ cups spinach
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt and pepper
- Cook pasta noodles according to package instructions. After draining liquid from cooked noodles, rinse with cold water to bring temperature of noodles down.
- In a small bowl add greek yogurt, mustard, vinegar, garlic, olive oil, red pepper flakes, and a generous amount of salt and pepper. Mix together with a fork until completely combined. If dressing is too thick, add 1 Tbsp of water until you have reached desired consistency.
- In a large bowl, add cooled pasta noodles, shredded chicken, spinach, and dressing mixture. Mix until noodles are evenly covered with dressing. Taste and add additional salt and pepper as needed.
- 388 calories
- 49 g carbohydrates
- 26 g protein
- 8 g fat