- prep: 15 min
- cook: 10 min
- total: 25 min
Summary
Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad loaded with spinach, mandarin oranges, craisins, almonds and parmesan cheese, tossed together with a light and healthy creamy citrus dressing.
Ingredients
- 8 oz dry farfalle pasta (white or whole wheat)
- 2 cups cooked, chopped chicken
- 4 ounces baby spinach (stems removed)
- 11 oz can mandarin oranges (drained)
- 1/2 cup craisins
- 2 green onions (chopped)
- 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds (toasted)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 Tbsp plain Greek yogurt (or mayonnaise)
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 Tbsp honey
- Zest and juice from 1 orange
- Zest and juice from 1 lemon
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- 1/8 tsp freshly cracker pepper
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 668 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 20 g 30.3%
- Saturated Fat: 4 g 21.13%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 65 mg 21.81%
- Sodium: 518 mg 21.59%
- Calcium: 151 mg 15.12%
- Potassium: 579 mg 16.53%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 4 mg 23.25%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 90 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 6 g 23.05%
- Sugar: 42 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 3 g
- Vitamin A 55.24%
- Vitamin C 109.73%
- Vitamin D 1.22%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat2
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs2
- Exchange - Starch3
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat4
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit1 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total3 oz-eq