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Orzo Chickpea Salad
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Kim |Exquisitely Unremarkable
(IC: blogger)
8 Servings
30 min
I'm not a big cook. Decorate or clean the kitchen? Sure! Sign me up, but making meals isn't my strong suit. That's why I gravitate to super simple recipes...like my orzo chickpea salad. It's healthy, homemade and easy to prepare with ingredients I usually have in the pantry.
It's a great meal on its own, but it also makes a tasty side dish. We often pair it with homemade chicken nuggets.
Open a few cans and chop a few veggies and you're on your way to a very tasty lunch or dinner that doesn't take any skill or a lot of time to prepare. Fabulous!
Orzo Chickpea Salad
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 1 box of orzo pasta
- 1 can of black olives
- 2-3 stalks of celery
- 1 jar of artichoke hearts (and one tablespoon of the juice)
- 1 large can of chickpeas
- 1 cucumber
- Vinaigrette dressing, if desired
Instructions
- Boil water and cook pasta in a pot according to the directions on the box. Then rinse and drain it and put it in a large bowl.
- Chop the cucumber and celery and add them to the pasta.
- Drain and the rinse chick peas, olives and artichoke hearts and that tablespoon of juice. Add them to the pasta and toss all ingredients together with dressing.
- Serve immediately or chill in the fridge for a bit.
Tips
- You can add more of the artichoke heart juice if you like, just remember to save it before you rinse the hearts.
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Published February 4th, 2021 6:39 PM
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