Garden Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  4 oz or 113g

• Olives

  Ripe, canned (small-extra large)

  4 large or 18g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  ½ medium or 60g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  ¼ cup, shredded or 28g

• Carrots

  Raw

  ¼ cup grated or 28g

• Italian dressing

  Salad dressing, commercial, regular

  2 tbsp or 29g

• Whole wheat pasta

  Dry

  2 oz or 57g

Directions

1. Cook the pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water, then set aside.
2. Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken breast for 4-6 minutes on each side until fully cooked and no longer pink. Let it rest before chopping into bite-sized pieces.
3. Slice the olives and bell pepper, and grate the carrots.
4. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and toss well to mix.
5. Serve and enjoy your garden pasta salad.