Name: Chicken Florentine Salad with Orzo Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: For Salad:; 2 cups orzo pasta; 10 oz baby spinach; 3 cups chicken; 2 Roma tomatoes; ½ cup Pine nuts; ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes; 2 tbsp capers; For Dressing:; 1 cup balsamic vinegar; ⅓ cup olive oil; ¼ cup white sugar; 2 tbsp dried parsley; 2 tsp dried basil; 2 garlic cloves; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp salt; freshly ground black pepper; ¼ cup parmesan cheese

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How To Make Chicken Florentine Salad with Orzo Pasta

Enjoy a tasty plate of this chicken florentine salad, made with grilled chicken, tossed in orzo, greens, and a savory balsamic dressing, for a filling meal.

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Salad:

2cupsorzo pasta
10ozbaby spinach,(2 packages)
3cupschicken,grilled, chopped
2roma tomatoes,diced
½cuppine nuts
¼cupsun-dried tomatoes,chopped
2tbspcapers,or to taste

For Dressing:

1cupbalsamic vinegar
⅓cupolive oil
¼cupwhite sugar
2tbspdried parsley
2tspdried basil
2garlic cloves,pressed
1tspdried oregano
1tspsalt
freshly ground black pepper,to taste
¼cupparmesan cheese,freshly grated, or to taste

Instructions

Salad:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Cook the orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally for 10 to 11 minutes until cooked through but firm to the bite. Drain and rinse under cold water.
Mix the orzo, spinach, chicken, tomatoes, pine nuts, sun-dried tomatoes, and capers in a large bowl.

Dressing:

Whisk the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sugar, parsley, basil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a bowl, then drizzle it over salad.
Toss to coat, then sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the salad. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 437.35kcal
Fat: 24.57g
Saturated Fat: 4.81g
Trans Fat: 0.05g
Monounsaturated Fat: 11.85g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.81g
Carbohydrates: 36.46g
Fiber: 2.78g
Sugar: 13.29g
Protein: 17.87g
Cholesterol: 42.54mg
Sodium: 455.26mg
Calcium: 130.36mg
Potassium: 569.27mg
Iron: 3.16mg
Vitamin A: 205.55µg
Vitamin C: 14.48mg

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