# Mediterranean Pasta Salad

A massive bowl of pasta salad for meal prepping, featuring protein pasta, fresh vegetables, chickpeas, feta cheese, and a creamy hummus dressing.

- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- protein pasta of choice
- chopped cucumber
- chopped bell pepper
- chopped red onion
- halved tomatoes
- 1 can chickpeas
- diced rotisserie chicken
- Kalamata olives
- reduced fat feta cheese
- spoonfuls garlic hummus
- lemon juice
- splash olive juice
- salt
- warm water
- pepper
- oregano
- garlic powder

## Instructions

1. Get a veggie chopper.
2. Start with bow tie protein pasta (Barilla brand suggested).
3. Add in chopped veggies, a can of chickpeas, pre-sliced Kalamata olives, feta cheese, and sliced tomatoes.
4. For the dressing, combine a few spoonfuls of garlic hummus, lemon juice, a little bit of olive juice, salt, pepper, oregano, and garlic powder.
5. Add a little bit of warm water to the dressing to thin it out.
6. Add the dressing to the pasta salad.
7. Attempt to mix the pasta salad without spilling.

## Equipment

- veggie chopper
- bowl

## Tips

- You can keep the dressing on the side if preferred, but it tastes great soaked into the pasta salad throughout the week.
- Add chicken instead of chickpeas if desired.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSabvDgDsV1/?igsh=NTN5NGtmeXp5azZq
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/65d62892-4546-44a5-aaa7-c83beb64875d
- Extracted: 2026-05-26

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