Greek Pasta Salad

This is a quick, easy pasta salad that you can throw together during the day and you're ready to go at dinner time.  It is light enough to work as a side dish but hearty enough to use as a main dish too.  The herby, tangy dressing combines perfectly with the crunch of the bell pepper, the juiciness of the tomatoes, and the salty feta cheese.  We don't love cucumbers around here so I didn't put any in, but if they are your thing they'd be great thrown in here as well!

Greek Pasta Salad

Number of Servings: 6
Time to Prepare: 20  minutes

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3/4 tsp garlic powder
• 3/4 tsp oregano
• 3/4 tsp basil
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 pound elbow macaroni
• 1 cup cooked, shredded chicken
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced small
• 2 roma tomatoes, diced small
• 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbles

Whisk together olive oil, garlic powder, oregano, basil, pepper, salt, onion powder, Dijon, and sugar.  Drizzle in vinegar as you whisk until it is well combined.  Set aside.

Cook pasta to al dente and drain.  Drizzle with prepared dressing to taste (you probably won't use it all).  Stir in chicken, bell pepper, tomatoes, and feta.  Refrigerate.  Just before serving, add any additional dressing as needed.

Source: inspired by All Recipes
Produce Used: Bell pepper, tomato