CANTALOUPE CHICKEN-ORZO SALAD RECIPE

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Too hot to cook? Then try a main-dish salad served on cool, refreshing cantaloupe wedges. Serve with a grainy muffin or hard roll and pitchers of iced tea.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta
1 snack-size cup (4 ounces) pineapple tidbits
1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1/3 cup fat-free plain yogurt
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon minced fresh mint
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 small cantaloupe, seeded and quartered
1/4 cup unsalted cashews

Steps:

  • Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, mint, lemon peel, honey, salt, pepper and pineapple juice until smooth.
  • Drain pasta and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl; add the chicken, celery, red pepper, onions and pineapple. Add mayonnaise mixture and toss to coat. Serve on cantaloupe wedges. Sprinkle with cashews.
  • Yield: 4 servings.
  • Originally published as Cantaloupe Chicken-Orzo Salad in Country Woman
  • July/August 2006, p51
  • Nutritional Facts
  • 4 cantaloupe with 1 cup chicken salad equals 345 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 58 mg cholesterol, 473 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat.
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