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Macro Friendly Grain Salad

A macro-friendly grain salad featuring precooked quinoa and brown rice with mozzarella, salami, chicken, vegetables, feta, and a light Olive Garden dressing.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Total Time21 minutes
Course: Salad
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 packagesSeeds of Change Quinoa and Brown Rice with Garlic precooked from Costco
  • 2 light mozzarella cheese sticks I used Frigo
  • 12 sliceslight salamicut into bite size pieces I used Gallo
  • 3 ozcooked boneless skinless chicken breastcut into bite size pieces (I used Fresh Additions)
  • 1/4 cupfat free feta cheese
  • 1 wholeroma tomatodiced
  • 1 wholegreen bell pepperdiced
  • 2 scallionschopped
  • 1/2 cuplight Olive Garden Salad Dressing

Instructions

Instructions

  • Heat both packages of Seeds of Change Quinoa and Brown Rice with Garlic in the microwave according to the package directions. Transfer the grains to a large mixing bowl and let cool for about 5 minutes (until warm but not hot).
  • While the grains cool, prepare the other ingredients: cut 2 light mozzarella cheese sticks into bite-size pieces; cut 12 slices light salami into bite-size pieces; cut 3 oz cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast into bite-size pieces; dice 1 roma tomato; dice 1 green bell pepper; chop 2 scallions.
  • Add the mozzarella, salami, chicken, roma tomato, green bell pepper, scallions, and 1/4 cup fat-free feta cheese to the cooled grains.
  • Pour 1/2 cup light Olive Garden salad dressing over the mixture and toss gently until everything is evenly combined.
  • Divide the salad into four equal portions. Serve immediately or store in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Equipment

  • Microwave
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • airtight containers

Notes

Notes
The more accurate macros for 1 serving (1/4 of the recipe) are as follows: 350 calories, 9.2g F/45.9g C/19.5g P.