Italian Pasta Salad Recipes

A cool summer salad .

I love suddenly salad, but it's so high in calories! This is my answer to it - using high fiber pasta, fat free dressing, and lots of veggies!

Light and colorful pasta salad! Serve warm or cold! Perfect side for a BBQ!

Instead of the full fat Cheddar Cheese Cubes I use 1/2 Cup Shredded Fat Free Cheddar Cheese. feel free to use low fat Italian Dressing.
1/2 cup of this salad is 2 Weight Watcher Points

This was an instant family hit! My 3 year old daughter LOVES it!!!!

One of the best pasta salads I've ever had and I love to make for any event.

One of the best pasta salads I've ever had and I love to make for any event.

Suddenly Salad and mix ins

This is a GREAT dish to bring to a cookout or picnic.

Practically guilt free meal!

You may change the veggies to suit your taste.

Sometimes I add tuna or cooked chicken to this to make it a main dish. Delicious!

This flavorful pasta salad is great dish to share at picnics and barbeques. The Barilla Plus pasta provides the protein and fiber of a whole wheat pasta with a lighter taste. Low in fat, 4 g fiber, 6.5 g protein, a good source of vitamin C and folate. Only 2 WW points!

Easy to prepare and full of flavor.

I usually eat this as a dinner salad.

Olive oil has a tendancy to harden unpleasantly when chilled. By using half canola, half olive oil, you get the benefits of olive oil while keeping the dressing liquid.

a light pasta salad I threw together with things I had on hand because I didn't want to make a mayo-based salad. This is light and flavorful.

Lighter version of a traditional cold pasta salad. Made in a large batch for picnic or bbq. Can cut everything to half for smaller needs.

Lots of yummy "itaiian" ingredients and easy too.
Everyone I've made it for loves it and wants the recipe.
All the ingredients are at Trader Joes

A colorful mix of veggies, pasta, turkey pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese makes this lowfat pasta salad not only look great, but it's healthier than most! (See my note about sodium below the ingredients list).

The perfect cold, make ahead, lunch!

Rotini pasta with veggies and goat cheese