Greek Pasta Salad in a Jar Recipe
Life gets busy, but that doesn't mean that daily salads are out of your grasp - prep a salad in a jar in advance, and you'll eat well all week long!
Servings: 1 (Serves one as a main dish and 4 as a side salad)
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup cooked chicken
- 1/4 cup chopped salami or pepperoni and/or cooked crumbled bacon
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives halved
- 1/4 cup chopped sweet bell peppers
- 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 2 cups chopped cooked pasta I used rotini
Instructions
- Place the dressing in the bottom of the jar.
- Add the cooked chicken and salami.
- Top meat with olives, cherry tomatoes, sweet bell peppers, and carrots.
- Fill up your jar with the cooked pasta.
- Screw on the two piece lid (flat and band) and store in the fridge for up to a 3 days.
Notes
- Add some salad greens on top of the pasta if you'd like to get even more vegetables into this dish.
- Top this salad jar with some sliced cucumber and feta cheese on the day you're going to eat this salad.
- Make this easy balsamic vinaigrette recipe if you can.
- There are great tips on how to how to cook chicken here.
- This salad will store well in the refrigerator up to three days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 salad in a jar | Calories: 746kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 1513mg | Potassium: 669mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 12187IU | Vitamin C: 60mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 5mg
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