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Pasta Salad with Orange Dressing
Ingredients
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6
ounces dried whole grain or plain pasta, such as penne or bow tie (1-1/2 cups)
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1
15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
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1
cup chopped cooked chicken
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1/2
of a large green sweet pepper, seeded and cut into thin bite-size strips
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1/2
cup thin wedges of red onion
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1
orange
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1
8 ounce carton light dairy sour cream
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1/4
teaspoon salt
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1/4
teaspoon ground black pepper
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Milk
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1 1/2
cups lightly packed arugula leaves, coarsely shredded
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3
tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro
Directions
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta, rinse with cold water; drain again. Transfer to bowl. Add black beans, chicken, sweet pepper, and red onion; set aside.
2. Finely shred enough peel of the orange to get 1-1/2 teaspoons. Place shredded peel in bowl; stir in sour cream, salt, and pepper. Juice orange. Add 3 tablespoons orange juice to sour cream mixture.
3. Add sour cream mixture to pasta mixture; toss to coat. Cover; refrigerate 2 to 24 hours. Before serving, stir in enough milk (1 to 2 tablespoons) until salad is desired consistency. Stir in arugula and cilantro. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts
(Pasta Salad with Orange Dressing)
- Servings Per Recipe 4,
- Calories 390,
- Protein (gm) 23,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 57,
- Fat, total (gm) 10,
- Cholesterol (mg) 51,
- Saturated fat (gm) 5,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 3,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 9,
- Sugar, total (gm) 7,
- Vitamin A (IU) 729,
- Vitamin C (mg) 38,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 7,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 109,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 624,
- Potassium (mg) 673,
- Calcium (DV %) 172,
- Iron (DV %) 4,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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