Greek-Inspired Chicken Pasta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing
This Greek-inspired Chicken Pasta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing is colorful and delicious. It is also great for lunches during the week. My favorite part about making this salad is the creamy tzatziki dressing, which adds a fantastic flavor.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Meal Prep: This salad can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for lunches throughout the week.
Customizable: Some vegetables can be substituted, and the pasta can be replaced with lettuce to make this meal low-carb.
Flavorful: This salad is delightful due to the combination of the tzatziki dressing, chicken, pasta, and vegetables.
Ingredients Needed For Greek-Inspired Chicken Pasta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing
- Chicken breast. An excellent source of protein. The chicken breast can be substituted with chicken thighs or tofu.
- Plain yogurt helps improve gut health and is also a good source of protein.
- Pasta is a good source of fiber. You can substitute the pasta with lettuce.
- Olives are rich in vitamin E.
- Corn is a good source of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. You can substitute chickpeas for corn.
- Bell pepper is high in vitamin C.
- Cherry tomatoes are high in fiber and vitamins A and C.
- Feta cheese is a good source of protein.
- Onion helps boost immunity.
- Olive oil is a good source of healthy fats.
- Tzatziki is used to make the salad dressing.
- Seasoning. I used garlic powder, salt, black pepper, cajun and oregano
How To Make Greek-Inspired Chicken Pasta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing
Cut the chicken breast into cube-sized pieces and season with cajun seasoning, black pepper, oregano, garlic powder, and salt. Heat olive oil in a nonstick pan, add the chicken breast and cook for 12-15 minutes or until fully cooked.
Cook the pasta as instructed on the box.
Wash and cut the cherry tomatoes, dice the onion and red bell pepper.
Combine the tzatziki sauce, plain yogurt, oregano, garlic powder, and water to make the dressing at the bottom of the jars. Add the olives, corn, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, cooked pasta, cooked chicken breast, and feta cheese to the jars.
When ready to eat, transfer the mixture to a bowl, combine, and enjoy! The detailed recipe is included in the recipe card below.
Commonly Asked Questions
What is Tzatziki? It is a Greek sauce made of strained yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, shredded cucumber, herbs, and salt.
How should the salad be stored? I usually store it in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days. However, I don’t suggest freezing it because it may cause some ingredients to become soggy.
What can the feta cheese be replaced with? It can be replaced with goat, blue, or cottage cheese.
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Greek Inspired Chicken Pasta Salad with Tzatziki Dressing
Ingredients
- 1.5 LBs chicken breast
- 1 ½ cup pasta (dry)
- 1 cup olives
- 1 ½ cup canned corn
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- half an onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 4 TBSP feta cheese
- 1 TBSP cajun seasoning
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- salt to taste
Ingredients for dressing
- 8 TBSP tzatziki
- 4 TBSP plain yogurt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 4 TBSP water
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breast into cubes. Season with 1 tbsp cajun seasoning, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp garlic powder, and salt to taste.
- Heat a nonstick pan with olive oil. Add the chicken breasts and cook for 12-15 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Cook the pasta as instructed on the box.
- Wash and cut the cherry tomatoes and bell pepper.
- Dice the onion.
Make the salad dressing
- In four mason jars, combine 2 tbsp tzatziki sauce, 1 tbsp yogurt, ½ tsp oregano, ½ tsp garlic powder, and 1 tbsp water in each jar.
Add the vegetables and chicken breast
- In each jar, add ⅓ cup olives, ⅓ cup corn, ¼ cup cherry tomatoes, ¼ cup red bell pepper, 1 tbsp onion, ½ cup cooked chicken breast, ¾ cup cooked past, and 1 tbsp feta.
- When ready to eat, add the mixture to a bowl, combine, and enjoy!
