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SALAD:Chicken Orzo Salad

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

3/4 cup blanched almonds -- sliced
1 chicken breast
1 3/4 cups chicken stock
2 cups orzo -- cooked
6 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 dash tabasco sauce
3 tablespoons chives
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon red onion -- minced
spinach leaves
orange sections
parsley



Recipe

Toast almonds at 450 for 5 minutes; let cool. In a covered pot, simmer chicken breast in stock to cover for 15 minutes; let cool in liquid. Cut cooled chicken into bite-sized pieces. Cook and drain orzo according to package ditrerctions. While pasta is still warm; toss with oil, vinegar, lemon juice, tabasco, parsley, chives, salt, and pepper. Add chicken, onion, and almonds. Toss well and spoon onto a platter. Surround with spinach leaves and orange sections. Refrigerate till serving or serve at room temperature.