Chicken and Orzo Salad Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Chicken and Orzo Salad
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Combine mustard, vinegar, olive oil, sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and basil in a bowl. Mix well.
  2. Substituting chicken stock for water, cook orzo according to package directions until al dente. Drain and mix with 1/3 of the vinaigrette.
  3. Toss chicken with 1/2 of the remaining vinaigrette. Add the orozo, almonds, red pepper, celery, green pepper, tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste. Add the remaining vinaigrette and toss to mix well. Chill, covered in the refrigerator. Remove from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature one hour before serving.
  4. Note: Crumbled feta cheese may be added to the salad before serving.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1185.01 Kcal (4961 kJ)
Calories from fat 879.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 97.71g 150%
Cholesterol 68.78mg 23%
Sodium 1121.64mg 47%
Potassium 1038.06mg 22%
Total Carbs 48.59g 16%
Sugars 12.91g 52%
Dietary Fiber 7.26g 29%
Protein 36.1g 72%
Vitamin C 51.1mg 85%
Vitamin A 1mg 33%
Iron 19.8mg 110%
Calcium 164.8mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 244.71 Kcal (1025 kJ)
Calories from fat 181.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.18g 150%
Cholesterol 14.2mg 23%
Sodium 231.63mg 47%
Potassium 214.37mg 22%
Total Carbs 10.03g 16%
Sugars 2.67g 52%
Dietary Fiber 1.5g 29%
Protein 7.45g 72%
Vitamin C 10.6mg 85%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 33%
Iron 4.1mg 110%
Calcium 34mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 31
    Points
  • 33
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top