Simple Pasta Salad

Name: Simple Pasta Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups whole weat pasta (I like bowtie or the corkscrew if you can find it but spaghettie gives it a really cool texture as well); 1 cucumber diced; 1 bell pepper diced (about 1.5 cups); 1.5 cups cherry tomatoes (a little over half a pint but add more if you like tomatoes); 1 cup onion chopped (red onions or sweet onions provide the best flavor in my opinion); 12 tablespoons (3/4 cup) Fat Free Italian Salad Dressin

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 cups whole weat pasta (I like bowtie or the corkscrew if you can find it, but spaghettie gives it a really cool texture as well)1 cucumber, diced1 bell pepper, diced (about 1.5 cups)1.5 cups cherry tomatoes (a little over half a pint, but add more if you like tomatoes)1 cup onion chopped (red onions or sweet onions provide the best flavor in my opinion)12 tablespoons (3/4 cup) Fat Free Italian Salad Dressin

Directions

Cook pasta accourding to the package directions. While pasta is cooking chop the veggies. I like mine diced, but sliced works just as well. Drain pasta and place in a large bowl. Add veggies and stir. Add salad dressing and stir until well mixed. Top with a little pepper or grated parmasean cheese if you like (cheese not included in nutrition information). Chill at least 2 hours and serve cold.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SOONERWIFE.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 168.5
Total Fat: 1.3 g
Cholesterol: 1.5 mg
Sodium: 655.3 mg
Total Carbs: 35.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
Protein: 6.4 g

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