Orzo Chickpea Pasta Salad

Orzo Chickpea Pasta Salad might be a good recipe to expand your salad recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 9g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 261 calories. This recipe serves 6 and costs 80 cents per serving. 106 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Nutritious Eats. If you have black pepper, lemon juice, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 15 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 86%, this dish is super. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chickpean And Orzo Pasta Salad, Chickpea, Fetan and Orzo Salad, and Clean Eating Chickpean Orzo Salad.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), washed and drained

½ cup crumbled feta

¼ cup fresh dill, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

½ cup sliced green onions

¼ cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons)

3 Tablespoons olive oil

1 cup uncooked orzo

½ teaspoon salt

Equipment:

bowl

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

Cook orzo in boiling water according to package directions. Drain, rinse in cold water and set aside in a large serving bowl. Once cooled down a little, add garbanzo beans, green onions, feta and chopped dill. Mix lemon juice through black pepper in a separate small bowl and stir with a whisk. Pour lemon dressing on to pasta salad and stir well. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

 

Step by step:


1. Cook orzo in boiling water according to package directions.

2. Drain, rinse in cold water and set aside in a large serving bowl.

3. Once cooled down a little, add garbanzo beans, green onions, feta and chopped dill.

4. Mix lemon juice through black pepper in a separate small bowl and stir with a whisk.

5. Pour lemon dressing on to pasta salad and stir well. Refrigerate until ready to eat.


Nutrition Information:

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260k Calories
9g Protein
11g Total Fat
31g Carbs
17% Health Score
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Calories
260k
13%

Fat
11g
18%

  Saturated Fat
3g
19%

Carbohydrates
31g
10%

  Sugar
1g
2%

Cholesterol
11mg
4%

Sodium
547mg
24%

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Protein
9g
18%

Manganese
0.91mg
45%

Selenium
19µg
28%

Vitamin B6
0.47mg
23%

Vitamin K
21µg
21%

Fiber
4g
18%

Phosphorus
155mg
16%

Calcium
105mg
11%

Copper
0.21mg
10%

Magnesium
39mg
10%

Folate
37µg
9%

Iron
1mg
9%

Vitamin C
7mg
9%

Zinc
1mg
9%

Vitamin B2
0.15mg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
7%

Potassium
223mg
6%

Vitamin A
299IU
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.49mg
5%

Vitamin B3
0.74mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.21µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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