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Greek Pasta with Chicken {Taziki’s Friday Pasta}

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This Greek pasta with chicken is the perfect low-key meal for summer, plus it is inspired by one of my local favorites: Taziki’s Friday pasta special.

Greek chicken pasta on square white plates with tomato, feta and basil

I have always loved Taziki’s Friday pasta special. There was a time when I never used to miss a Friday! I was there every Friday to get my fix. Nowadays, we try not to dine out quite so much. So I decided to learn to make it myself!🙌🏻

I used two of my existing recipes here on A Pinch of Healthy, which also happen to be two of my most popular recipes : (1) Grilled chicken on the stovetop and (2) balsamic vinaigrette.

Alternatively, I have also used Instant Pot chicken breasts or Instant Pot chicken thighs. For an even easier option, you can use the store cooked and prepped chicken breast bites. All options work great. 👌🏻😎

When I make that grilled chicken, or its Instant Pot counterpart, I almost always make extra. It is just so great to make another recipe with already-cooked chicken, make a sandwich or add on top of a salad. And I almost always have a jar of my balsamic vinaigrette dressing made.

To make this Greek chicken pasta, I just toss the cooked pasta, chicken and dressing in a mixing bowl.

chicken and pasta with balsamic vinaigrette dressing poured on top

After I give it a good stir to combine, I just spoon it onto a bed of fresh mixed greens.

spooning greek chicken pasta onto greens

Then add my tomatoes, basil and a sprinkle of feta cheese.

Greek chicken pasta with hand sprinkling feta cheese crumbles on top

And I always spoon a little bit of extra dressing on top to finish things off. 😍👌🏻

Greek chicken pasta

And you know what? I think I like my version better than the restaurant version! No kidding!

My chicken is seasoned more to my liking, and I am a little partial to my own balsamic vinaigrette. I love that I can control the quality of ingredients I use.

Greek Pasta with Chicken {Taziki’s Friday Pasta Special} Recipe

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Greek chicken pasta on square white plates with tomato, feta and basil
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Greek Pasta with Chicken, Tomatoes, Basil and Feta {Taziki's Friday Pasta}

This Greek pasta with chicken is inspired by one of my local favorites: Taziki's Friday pasta special.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Friday pasta, Greek chicken pasta, Tazikis
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 450 kcal
Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

  • 2 grilled chicken breasts (mine were about 6.5 ounces)
  • 8 ounces uncooked whole grain penne pasta
  • 3/4 cup balsamic vinaigrette (1 jar from my recipe is about this much. I use about 2/3 in the recipe and save the rest for topping off at the end.)
  • 6 cups of mixed baby greens
  • 1/2 cup diced fresh tomatoes (more or less, to taste)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbles

Instructions

  1. Bring a pot of water to boil.
  2. Salt the water, and stir in the pasta, and cook according to package instructions.
  3. While the pasta is cooking, dice the cooked chicken breast into bite sized chunks, and chop the tomatoes and basil.

  4. Drain the pasts when it is ready, and let it sit for about 5 minutes.

  5. Toss the chicken, pasta and about 2/3 of the jar of balsamic vinaigrette in a bowl until well combined.
  6. On two plates, make a bed of mixed greens, with half on each plate.
  7. Add the pasta and chicken mixture on top of the greens.
  8. Top with diced tomatoes, basil, feta cheese and extra dressing if desired. 

  9. Serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator. 

Nutrition Facts
Greek Pasta with Chicken, Tomatoes, Basil and Feta {Taziki's Friday Pasta}
Amount Per Serving
Calories 450 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 67mg22%
Sodium 223mg10%
Potassium 537mg15%
Carbohydrates 40g13%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 28g56%
Vitamin A 845IU17%
Vitamin C 6.9mg8%
Calcium 73mg7%
Iron 0.9mg5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe originally appeared on A Pinch of Healthy 6/1/2016.

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  1. Jen says

    September 9, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    The chicken breast are 6.5 oz total or each? I assumed total and it turned out pretty well. Thank you!

    Reply
  2. Tasbih says

    March 22, 2019 at 6:29 am

    I love to eat pasta and I will make this recipe because of the picture so delicious and your recipe too.

    Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      March 23, 2019 at 10:13 am

      Thank you! Enjoy!

      Reply
  3. Sohail akbar says

    February 18, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Well don’t know much about western foods but everything feels and the picture so delicious, I just wanna eat everything, yum yum yum yum…..

    Reply
  4. Jo.bailey@caMpusoutreach.org says

    December 14, 2018 at 3:59 pm

    4 stars
    Step four has a typo maybe. I don’t know what you’re meaning to say. Can you clarify for me?
    Thanks.

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    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      December 15, 2018 at 9:11 am

      You are correct! It should say let it sit for about 5 minutes. Just so the pasta isn’t piping hot. I updated the instructions to reflect this. Thanks for catching that!

      Reply

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