Greek Pasta Salad with Chicken
This Greek Pasta Salad with Chicken is a delicious and easy dinner idea! Made with marinated chicken, loads of vegetables, cooked noodles, feta cheese and Greek dressing, this salad is a perfect summer meal.
Servings 6 - 8 servings
Ingredients
- about 2 cups of Greek salad dressing homemade or 1 (475 g bottle of store bought Greek salad dressing)
- 4 chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
- 6 cups of cooked noodles about 3 cups dried
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1 green bell pepper chopped (or yellow or red bell pepper)
- 1/4 cup minced red onion
- 1 cucumber cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
Greek Chicken:
- Whether you decide to make this homemade Greek marinade, or use 1 cup of a pre-made Greek dressing, either is delicious. Make sure to shake the bottle well, then pour 1 cup of the dressing over the cut pieces of chicken, and let marinate, in the fridge for at least one hour. You can leave it overnight as well.
- When it's time to cook the chicken, add the chicken and dressing to a skillet on medium heat, and cook until the liquid is absorbed and the chicken is no longer pink, so about 15-20 minutes.
Greek Pasta Salad Assembly:
- In a large pot boil the noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- In a large bowl toss together the pasta salad ingredients: the cooked pasta, chopped veggies, olives, feta cheese and cooked chicken, and the remaining salad dressing.
- Let the salad rest for at least 1 hour.
- Stir well before serving.