Chicken Pasta Salad

By Totlxtc

Ingredients

• 2 * 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 * 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 4-1/2 * 4-1/2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 1 * 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 * 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 * 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 * 1 medium green pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 * 1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/2 * 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 3/4 * 3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into cubes
• 4 * 4 cups cooked rigatoni or large tube pasta
• 4 * 4 cups torn romaine lettuce
• 1 * 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 * 1 can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

* In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the vinegar, soy sauce, 1-1/2 teaspoons oil, sugar and garlic; shake well and set aside. In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, peppers and mushrooms, in 1-1/2 teaspoons oil until tender. Remove and keep warm. In same skillet, saute chicken in remaining oil until juices run clear; drain.
* In a large bowl, combine the pasta, lettuce, oranges, olives, onion mixture and chicken. Pour dressing over lettuce mixture; toss to coat. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings.


Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2 cups) equals 332 calories, 9 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 464 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.