Greek Orzo Chicken Salad

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Orzo macaroni
1 tablespoon	15ml	Olive oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lemon juice
1		Garlic clove - crushed
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt - (optional)
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped fresh dill
1/2		Spanish onion - finely chopped
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped pitted kalamata olives
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Chopped cooked chicken
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Crumbled feta cheese
1		Boston lettuce - well washed,
		And drained

Recipe Instructions

Put orzo into 1 gallon of boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente or barely tender. Drain well and place in a large bowl. Mix oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and dill. Pour over warm orzo. Mix well, then cool. Carefully mix in the onion, olives, chicken, and feta cheese.

Separate 6 whole unblemished leaves from the lettuce. Place on 6 individual salad plates. Mound salad on each leaf, dividing total recipe equally.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1/6 recipe.

Exchanges Per Serving: 4 Lean Meat, 4 Starch, 1/2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 563; Calories from Fat 171; Total Fat 19g; Saturated Fat 8g; Cholesterol 86mg; Sodium 1,248mg; Without Added Salt 523mg; Carbohydrate 57g; Dietary Fiber 4g; Sugars 4g; Protein 40g.

Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org

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