Crafts

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Low Calorie Easy Pasta Salad


Very simple and light, and tasty salad. You can add more or less salad dressing depending on your taste and you could experiment with other salad dressing flavors as well. Just simple and delicious!



Ingredients:
1 box tri-color pasta
1/2 to 3/4 bottle fat free Italian dressing
1 green pepper, chopped
1 yellow, red or orange pepper, chopped

3 to 4 tomatoes seeded and diced
2 to 3 cucumber, peeled and cut into bite size chunks
1 cup sliced pitted black olives
2 carrots, diced or shredded
Shredded parmesan cheese (optional)
Directions:
Prepare pasta according to directions on package. When done, drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process, drain again. Put in serving bowl, and add vegetables. Pour dressing over top of the pasta and vegetables. Toss well and chill for at least 4 hours.