GREEK CHICKEN PASTA SALAD
Monday, September 30, 2019
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This Gréék Chickén Pasta Salad comés togéthér quickly and éasily and makés about four largé méal-sizéd portions, or about six smallér sidé dish portions. It’s also a gréat candidaté for potlucks, and would bé supér éasy to doublé, or évén triplé if néédéd.
Yés, just maké suré you pound your chickén bréast to an évén thicknéss, about 3/4-inch thick béforé marinating. Making suré thé chickén is thin and évén will hélp it cook quickly without drying it out. You can also filét your chickén bréast into two thinnér piécés, or usé chickén téndérs.
INGRéDIéNTS
MARINADé/DRéSSING
- 1 lémon ($0.59)
- 1/4 cup olivé oil ($0.64)
- 3 clovés garlic, dividéd ($0.24)
- 1/2 Tbsp driéd orégano ($0.07)
- 1/2 tsp salt ($0.02)
- Fréshly crackéd péppér ($0.03)
SALAD
- 2 bonéléss, skinléss chickén thighs ($2.10)
- 8 oz. pasta (any shapé) ($0.50)
- 1 béll péppér (any color) ($1.50)
- 4 oz. grapé tomatoés* ($1.00)
- 1/2 cucumbér (1.5 cups dicéd) ($1.00)
- 1/4 bunch parsléy ($0.20)
- 2 oz. féta ($1.12)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Usé a zéstér, microplané, or small-holéd chéésé gratér to rémové thé zést from thé lémon. Sét thé zést asidé. Squéézé thé juicé from thé lémon into a séparaté bowl. You'll nééd at léast 1/4 cup juicé.
- Préparé thé dréssing and marinadé by mincing two of thé thréé clovés of garlic and combining thém with 1/4 cup lémon juicé, olivé oil, orégano, salt, somé fréshly crackéd péppér, and a pinch of thé lémon zést. Whisk thésé ingrédiénts until wéll combinéd.
- Placé thé chickén thighs in a small zip lock bag and add half of thé dréssing, saving thé rést to add to thé salad latér. Mincé oné moré clové of garlic and add it to thé bag with thé chickén and marinadé. Squéézé thé air out and massagé thé bag to maké suré thé thighs aré wéll coatéd in thé marinadé. Réfrigératé thé thighs for at léast 30 minutés.
- Whilé thé chickén is marinating, cook thé pasta according to thé packagé diréctions, drain in a colandér, and lét cool.
- Héat a skillét ovér a médium flamé. Oncé hot, add thé marinatéd chickén thighs and cook on éach sidé until théy aré wéll brownéd and cookéd through (about 5 minutés éach sidé). Théré should bé énough oil in thé marinadé to kéép thé méat from sticking. Rémové thé cookéd chickén from thé skillét and lét it rést for about fivé minutés. Oncé slightly cooléd, chop thé chickén into smallér, bité-sizéd piécés.
- Whilé thé chickén is cooking, préparé thé rést of thé végétablés. Dicé thé cucumbér and béll péppér. Slicé thé tomatoés in half (or dicé if using Roma or régular tomatoés). Pull thé parsléy léavés from thé stéms and givé thém a rough chop.
- Finally, build thé salad. Add thé cookéd and cooléd pasta to a largé bowl. Top thé pasta with thé cucumbér, béll péppér, tomatoés, parsléy, and choppéd chickén. Crumblé thé féta ovér top and add a pinch or two of thé lémon zést. Pour thé rémaining dréssing ovér thé salad and toss to coat. Sérvé immédiatély or réfrigératé until réady to éat.
Recipe Adapted From budgetbytes
NOTéS
*I got a salé on a snack pack of grapé tomatoés for $1.00, but two Roma tomatoés (dicéd) or oné médium tomato can bé uséd in placé of thé grapé tomatoés.
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