Project Description

beans in mason jar

Makes 5 -6 quart jar salads

Recipe Ingredients:

  • Oil and vinegar salad dressing

  • 1 red bell pepper chopped

  • 1 green bell pepper chopped

  • 1 can corn, drained

  • 1-pint cherry tomatoes, halved

  • 1/3 cup finely chopped pancetta or bacon (optional, You can use turkey bacon or turkey Italian sausage also)

  • 1 (14oz) can diced tomatoes

  • 4 carrots sliced

  • 2 avocados cubed and mixed with lime juice to keep from turning brown

  • 2 cups cooked white beans

  • 3 stalks celery, sliced

  • 1 cup quinoa

  • 1 cup whole-wheat elbow macaroni

  • 1 cup cooked chicken cubed

  • Romaine lettuce, mixed salad greens, spinach

Instructions

Line up all the mason jars and add about 2-4 tablespoons salad dressing at the bottom of the jar.

Divide the rest of the ingredients starting with the bell pepper and finishing with the romaine, salad greens or spinach. I put quinoa in a couple of the jars and the macaroni in the other ones.