Chickpea Pasta Salad

This easy chickpea pasta salad is hearty enough to serve as a meal of its own but light enough to serve as the perfect side at a summer BBQ or buffet.

Course Salad

Key Ingredient Chickpeas

Dietary Need Vegetarian

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings cup

Calories 128

Ingredients

4 cups (1 L) cooked rotini (corkscrew) pasta drained & cooled
1 can (19 oz/540 mL) chickpeas drained & rinsed (yields 2 cups/500 mL cooked chickpeas)
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) chopped celery
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) shredded carrots
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) sweet red peppers chopped
4 green onions finely chopped
1/4 cup (60 mL) crumbled feta cheese
1/3 cup (75 mL) light Greek salad dressing

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine pasta, chickpeas, celery, carrot, red pepper, onion and feta. Toss lightly to mix well.
Add dressing to pasta mixture and toss to coat well and serve.

tips

Feel free to switch out the Greek salad dressing with an equal amount of your favourite dressing!

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