Low Fat Orange Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients

l6 ounces medium pasta shells

-- or elbow macaroni

3/4 cups frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup white-wine vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

3 cups cubed cooked skinless chicken breast

3 cups peeled navel orange sections, divided

1 1/4 cup red or white seedless grapes, halved

1 large cucumber, peeled

-- seeded and cut into chunks

6 green onions, sliced

1 head lettuce

Method

1.Prepare pasta according to package directions; rinse with cold water and drain well.

Place in large bowl.

2.Meanwhile, in small bowl, whisk together orange juice concentrate, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper for dressing.

3.Add chicken, 1 1/2 cups orange sections, grapes, cucumber, green onions and dressing to pasta; toss gently.

4.Separate lettuce into leaves and arrange on individual plates.

Mound salad on top of lettuce; garnish with remaining orange slices.

Makes 8 servings.

Preparation time: 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Per serving: About 420 cal, 40 g pro, 28 g car, 9.

7 g fat, 21% cal from fat, 97 mg chol, 276 mg sod.

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