Greek Pasta Salad

This delicious, simple, and colorful pasta salad is a must try if you love Greek cuisine! This recipe incorporates all the best flavors from fresh cucumber, to the sweet and savory sun-dried tomatoes! After traveling to Greece, I fell in love with the cuisine, and tzatziki especially stole my heart. So tzatziki is the main character in this pasta salad, setting the stage for a simple and delicious meal, side dish, or just snack!

What Ingredients Do I Need?

  • Bowtie pasta

  • Chickpeas

  • Sun-dried tomatoes

  • Red onion

  • Cucumber

  • Tzatziki

  • Garlic powder

  • Salt

  • Shredded Parmesan (optional)

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Greek Pasta Salad

Greek Pasta Salad
Servings: 6
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 20 Min
This creamy, greek inspired, pasta salad is a delicious meal or side dish that is quick and simple to make!

Ingredients

  • 12 oz box bowtie noodles
  • 1/2 cup chickpeas
  • 1/2 cup cucumber
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives
  • 1/2 cup tzatziki
  • 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup red onion
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Cook bowtie noodles according to instructions on box.
  2. While noodles are cooking, dice red onion into small pieces (about half inch).
  3. Cut cucumber into 1 cm slices, then cut each slice both ways to make 4 triangle pieces.
  4. Slice sun-dried tomatoes into slices about a half inch wide.
  5. Once noodles are cooked and drained, run cold water over them until they are cooled down.
  6. Then place them in a bowl and add the chickpeas, cucumber, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, tzatziki, garlic powder and salt and mix together well.
  7. Serve as a meal or as a side dish and enjoy! Serve cold for best results.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories

336

Carbs

52 g

Net carbs

48 g

Protein

10 g
 

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