Monday’s Meal Plan: Angel’s Primavera Pasta Salad

Monday: Angel’s Primavera Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

1 Chicken Breast
Sweet Colored Peppers
Red Onion or Sweet Walla Walla Onion
Olives
Roma Tomatoes
Fresh Sweet Basil
Lemon
Italian Salad Dressing
Parmesan Cheese
Noodle of choice (I recommend bow tie, spiral or mini penne)

Directions:

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook your pasta until soft.
2. Split chicken breast in half and season with salt and pepper (and/or poultry seasoning) and rub with 1/4 cup Lemon juice. Saute or grill for approximately 5 min or until cooked throughout.
3. Cut colored peppers and tomatoes in 1/4 inch pieces. Dice onions finely. Now roughly chop basil and add to boil with veggies.
4. Zest one Lemon and the squeeze approximately 2 tbsp of juice from that lemon. Mix all of the veggies, lemon, lemon zest and olives together in a boil. Add cooked noodles to all of the veggies.
5. Shred cooked chicken with two forks. Add to bowl with veggies and pasta.
6. Add 1 cup of your favorite Italian Salad dressing and stir well.
7. Top with Parmesan Cheese.
8. Place in the refrigerator and serve chilled.

Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 10 min Difficulty: Easy

Shopping List:
1 Yellow Pepper (Safeway, $1.00 each)
1 Orange Pepper (Safeway, $1.00 each)
2 Roma Tomatoes (QFC, $1.00/lb)
1 Can Olives
1 Bottle Italian Dressing (Staple Item, should be in your Stockpile! If not buy it at Fred Meyer, Kraft Salad Dressing $1.17 w/coupon…not a great price)
1 Bunch Basil
1 Lemon
Parmesan Cheese
1 Box Noodles of Choice (Albertsons, Ronzoni Free w/Twice the Value Coupons)
1 Chicken Breast (I recommend buying 1 Whole Fryer Foster Farms Chicken and either roasting it whole and cutting off portions as you need, Albertsons $0.99/lb…approx. $3.00 for enough chicken to last at least 2 full meals!!! Or QFC Free Range Whole Chicken for $1.69 each!!!)

Approximate cost for meal: $4.00 (depending on what is in your current stockpile and your current catalinas/coupons you have to use!)

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