Greek Chicken Pasta Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 -3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons all purpose greek seasoning (i use cavender's)
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 lb spaghetti noodles
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons all purpose greek seasoning
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
• 1 standard package of crumbled feta cheese
• 1/4 cup kalamata olive, pitted (to taste)
• 1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped

Recipe

• 1 trim chicken breasts of any excess fat or grisel and slice breasts into strips. pour 2 t greek seasoning, juice of 1 lemon and olive oil into a zipper top bag and add chicken. marinate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• 2 drain marinade from chicken breasts.
• 3 add 1 tablespoon of oil to saute pan and saute chicken until done - slightly browned.
• 4 allow chicken to cool and chop into bite size chunks.
• 5 boil pasta in salted water for 8-10 minutes and drain. run cold water over it to stop the cooking and prevent sticking.
• 6 mix mayo, greek seasoning, parsley, dill and lemon to make the dressing.
• 7 chop olives to bite size pieces and add to dressing - toss.
• 8 add cucumber to mixture and toss.
• 9 add feta and toss gently. you will want to try and keep the feta pieces whole.
• 10 pour dressing mixture over pasta and toss thoroughly.
• 11 add chopped chicken and toss. chill for at least one hour and enjoy! :).