Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad is for Salad.

Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad takes 35 minutes to cook.

Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad are:

8oz (1/2 of a Bag) of Trader Joe's Organic Gluten Free Brown Rice Penne or similar.
3oz (13) Grape Tomatoes - cut in half lenthwise
1 cup of Baby Portabello Mushrooms (or Button Mushrooms - depends on preference) sliced.
1 cup Green Bell Pepper - diced
2oz Swiss Cheese - cut into "sticks" or diced.
2 Chicken Breasts, grilled and cut into bite-sized pieces

Dressing:
1/3 cup Fat Free/Low Sodium Italian Salad Dressing (Vinegarette)

Here is how you make Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad:

Grill, bake or cut up and pan fry your chicken breasts until no longer pink. If grilling: heat grill to 500 degrees, place seasoned chicken on grill away from direct heat and turn temp to low. Walk away from it for 10 minutes, return to the grill, turn chicken and continue to cook until no longer pink. If Baking: place chicken breasts into a preheated 350 degree oven and bake for approx 35 minutes.While chicken is grilling/cooking, prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside. Prep the vegetables and cheese. Once chicken is done, cut into bite size pieces.Combine pasta, chicken, vegetables, cheese and dressing in bowl and serve.Serving Size: Makes 4 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FIDALGOGIRL.

The nutritional information for Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 317.8

• Total Fat: 7.5 g
• Cholesterol: 82.7 mg
• Sodium: 120.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 27.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
• Protein: 34.2 g

Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Makeover: Italian Main Dish Salad is Gluten Free