Chicken Spinach Pasta Salad Meal-Prep Recipe – This chicken pasta salad recipe makes a wonderful meal prep lunch or a light dinner. You’ll love how versatile this meal prep recipe is: you can use rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken from a previous meal and use any creamy sauce you like or make your own. Enjoy!
Table of Contents
Ingredients list for the spinach chicken salad meal prep recipe
- 2 cups pasta (we used farfalle)
- 1lb (450g) chicken breast, cooked and shredded
- 5oz (150g) spinach
- 2 tablespoons light ranch dressing (or any creamy dressing you like)
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes, optional
Directions
1. To make the chicken spinach pasta salad meal prep: Cook pasta al dente according to package directions.
2. Once pasta is almost done, prep a bowl of ice water and soak the pasta to stop the cooking and chill the pasta. Drain the cooked pasta thoroughly.
3. In a large salad bowl, toss together your spinach, shredded chicken, and pasta, with the ranch dressing.
4. Divide into meal prep containers, sprinkle with red chili pepper flakes and black pepper, and chill in the fridge until ready to go. Enjoy! ❤️
More chicken spinach salads
- Healthy Spinach Chicken Salad
- Chicken Spinach Pasta Salad with Creamy Ranch Dressing
- Cream Cheese Spinach Chicken Pasta
- Spinach Corn Feta Chicken Salad
