Name: Chicken Florentine Salad with Orzo Pasta
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Orzo pasta - 2 cups; Baby spinach - 2 (10 ounce) packages; Chopped grilled chicken - 3 cups; Roma tomatoes, diced - 2; Pine nuts - ½ cup; Chopped sun-dried tomatoes - ¼ cup; Capers, or to taste (Optional) - 2 tablespoons; Balsamic Vinegar - 1 cup; Olive oil - ⅓ cup; White sugar - ¼ cup; Dried parsley - 2 tablespoons; Dried basil - 2 teaspoons; Garlic, pressed - 2 cloves; Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 teaspoon; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste - ¼ cup

Chicken Florentine Salad with Orzo Pasta

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Chicken Florentine Salad with Orzo Pasta

1. Orzo pasta - 2 cups

2. Baby spinach - 2 (10 ounce) packages

3. Chopped grilled chicken - 3 cups

4. Roma tomatoes, diced - 2

5. Pine nuts - ½ cup

6. Chopped sun-dried tomatoes - ¼ cup

7. Capers, or to taste (Optional) - 2 tablespoons

8. Balsamic Vinegar - 1 cup

9. Olive oil - ⅓ cup

10. White sugar - ¼ cup

11. Dried parsley - 2 tablespoons

12. Dried basil - 2 teaspoons

13. Garlic, pressed - 2 cloves

14. Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon

15. Salt - 1 teaspoon

16. Freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 teaspoon

17. Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chicken Florentine Salad with Orzo Pasta

1. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook orzo in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 10 to 11 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.

2. Stage

Mix orzo, spinach, chicken, tomatoes, pine nuts, sun-dried tomatoes, and capers in a large bowl.

3. Stage

Whisk balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sugar, parsley, basil, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; drizzle over salad. Toss to coat. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over salad.