Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Pasta Salad

Adapted from Mantia's Italiano Rotini box recipe
serves 6-8 (1 Cup)

Ingredients:
  • 1 - 16 oz box of whole wheat rotini pasta
  • 1 C fat free Italian salad dressing
  • 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1 cucumber, diced and de-seeded
  • 1 orange bell pepper, diced
  • 1 C whole kernel corn (canned or frozen)
  • 1 C sliced black olives (I used 1/2 a 16oz can of whole, pitted olives sliced in half)
Directions:
Cook the pasta according to package directions, drain and let cool a few minutes. Add all the veggies and pasta together in a big bowl. Pour the Italian dressing and vinegar over the top and mix until well combined. (the vinegar adds a little extra kick)

Nutritional Info per serving:
Calories - 226.9
Fat - 1.4 g
Sodium - 241.2 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 48.7mg
Fiber - 8.1g
Sugar - 1.9g
Protein - 9.3g

Enjoy!

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