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Greek Chicken Pasta Salad
Sydney Woods

Greek Chicken Pasta Salad

This is a marinated, seared chicken pasta salad tossed with cucumbers, olives, capers, and feta, finished with a balsamic vinaigrette — cold, tangy, and even better the next day.
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Prep Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb* chicken breast for marinating and searing
  • 1 teaspoon* garlic salt for marinade
  • 1 teaspoon* garlic powder for marinade
  • 1 teaspoon* onion powder for marinade
  • 1 teaspoon* oregano for marinade
  • 1 teaspoon* thyme for marinade
  • 1 teaspoon* paprika for marinade
  • 1/2 teaspoon* pepper for marinade
  • 2 tablespoons* fresh lemon juice for marinade
  • 3 tablespoons* olive oil for marinade and searing
  • 12 oz* bow tie pasta boiled
  • 1 cup* cucumbers sliced
  • 1/2 cup* pimento stuffed olives
  • 2 tablespoons* capers
  • 1/2 cup* feta
  • 1/4 cup* balsamic vinaigrette for finishing

Method
 

  1. Marinate the chicken in garlic salt, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, thyme, paprika, pepper, fresh lemon juice, and olive oil for at least two hours up to overnight.
  2. Sear the chicken in a cast iron pan until it's golden.
  3. Cut the seared chicken into bite-sized pieces.
  4. Boil the bow tie pasta while the chicken is cooking.
  5. Toss it all together with sliced cucumbers, pimento stuffed olives, capers, and feta.
  6. Finish it off with a balsamic vinaigrette.

Notes

Amounts marked * are estimates based on the video.
Servings and times are estimates based on the video.
Even better the next day.