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Posted 8/27/2009 @ 9:30:10 am by womenandnutrition.com
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have a daughter, JoAnn, she is married with three boys and she is a
great mother. One of the great things that she does is to teach her
kids good eating habits and cooks nutritious meals for them. She has a
blog where she puts some of these great recipes. This is one of them.
I made this and served it over brown rice for dinner. I also made extra
so that I could have it over lettuce for lunch, quick and easy!
photograph by JoAnn TorontoThis
was inspired by a Pampered Chef recipe I changed it a little to be more
simple, and also more healthy. You can either make it with lettuce or
whole wheat spiral (rotini) pasta, I have made it both ways and both
are great!
16 oz rotini whole wheat pasta
OR - head of green leave lettuce
1 to 2 lb chicken tenders or ch breasts cut into strips
1 Tb Jamaican Jerk Rub (pampered chef seasoning)
- OR McCormick's Caribbean seasoning
1 medium pineapple or 1 can of pineapple rings
1 can of Black Beans- rinsed and well drained
1 red bell pepper chopped
6-8 slices of light bacon, cooked, and crumbled - or turkey bacon
3-4 green onions chopped- white and light green parts only
Dressing-
4 Tb plain yogurt
2 Tb light mayo
4 Tb pineapple juice (from the can or just smash some pineapple to get 4 Tb of pineapple mush)
1 tsp lime juice
dash if Jerk seasoning
1.
Cook pasta according to directions on box- spray very lightly with
olive oil and set aside OR wash and dry lettuce then shred and set
aside
2. For dressing mix all the ingredients and set in fridge until salad is ready
3.
Rub the seasoning on the chicken, and gill over medium to medium low
heat until done, about 10 minutes (this really varies depending on
your grill) turning once. Cut and core the pineapple or use can pine
apple rings. Grill the pineapple about 2-3 minutes turning once.
cut the chicken and pineapple into bite size pieces.
*note make sure to spray your gill with olive oil so your food will not sick!
4.
Toss the lettuce/pasta, chicken, pineapple, beans, chopped bell pepper,
crumbled bacon, and green onions. Drizzle with dressing and serve -
I love this combo if sweet and savory!!! YUMO!!!
This
nutritional information is for the chicken salad part only. You will
need to add the additional calories if you serve it over rice or pasta
Nutritional
Information: 331 calories: 12.81 grams fat; 52.82 mg cholestrol; 31.1
grams carbohydrates; 24.13 grams protein; 5.66 grams fiber
