Chickpea & Orzo Pasta Salad

This pasta salad is a nod to the social media trendy salad. We changed up one of the ingredients and would suggest adding a protein to round out the meal. We would suggest salmon, but chicken breast or chicken thighs would be great too!

INGREDIENTS

1 can No Salt Added Chickpeas

1 c. Orzo, dry

½ small Red Onion

1 Medium Cucumber

1 Lemon, juiced and zested

⅓ c Pistachios

⅓ c. Feta

⅛ c. Mint

⅛ c. Parsley

Salt and Pepper as Desired

DIRECTIONS

1. Drain chickpeas and add to a medium-large bowl
2. Boil a small pot of water over high heat
3. Add in orzo and cook according to package directions
4. Drain orzo, reserving ⅛ cup of the cooking water
5. Add water and orzo to chickpeas
6. Dice red onion
7. Dice cucumber
8. Mince mint
9. Mince parsley
10. Roughly chop pistachios
11. Add red onion, cucumber, pistachios, fetal, mint, and parsley to the bowl and mix

NUTRITION

Serves 8

Calories 216

Protein 10g

Carbohydrates 35g

Fiber 5g

Sugar 2g

Fat 5g

Cholesterol 1mg

Sodium 108mg