healthy pasta salad recipes

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waverly9876
waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
Hey everyone!!!
I wanted to bring a healthy pasta salad for Easter to bring to my bf's family. Do you have any ideas? I wanted to bring either whole wheat pasta or tri color pasta. Thanks!!

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  • Lulumaguloo
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    BUMP
  • Firelotus
    Firelotus Posts: 9 Member
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    This one tastes great, is easy to prepare, and is easy to personalize with your favorite veggies.

    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/A-Twist-on-Pasta-Salad/Detail.aspx
  • skinnyhopes
    skinnyhopes Posts: 402 Member
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    You can try macaroni or potato salad with low fat or fat free mayonnaise.
  • elliecolorado
    elliecolorado Posts: 1,040
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    I just do whole wheat or tri color pasta with fat free italian dressing, broccoli, bell peppers, reduced fat feta cheese. you can pretty much add whatever veggies you want :)
  • jbond80
    jbond80 Posts: 356 Member
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    Tuna and Shell Pasta Salad

    8 ounces medium shell pasta
    7-ounce pouch chunk light tuna
    2 celery stalks, chopped
    1/2 cup red onion, chopped
    3/4 cup yellow pepper, chopped
    1 6-ounce can or jar artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed and chopped
    1/2 dry pint cherry tomatoes, halved
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    Dressing:
    1/4 cup fat-free, reduced sodium chicken broth
    1 tbsp lemon juice
    1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
    1 tsp Dijon mustard
    Black pepper
    1/4 tsp dried oregano
    Preparation:
    Cook pasta according to instructions on package. Drain and cool. Combine tuna, celery, onion, pepper, artichoke hearts and tomatoes in a large bowl with cooled pasta. Whisk dressing ingredients together and drizzle over tuna and pasta. Toss well, and chill until ready to serve.
    Serves 4-6.

    Per Serving: Calories 320, Calories from fat 25, Total Fat 2.8g (sat 0.4g), cholesterol 15mg, Sodium 248mg, Carbohydrate 51.9g, Fiber 5.3g, Protein 21.8g

    Low Fat Shrimp Pasta Salad

    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Total Time: 23 minutes
    Ingredients:
    6-ounces rotini pasta
    1 cup frozen peas
    6 ounces green beans, cut into pieces
    2 vine-ripe tomatoes, halved vertically, then thinly sliced
    3/4 pound cooked shrimp
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    Dressing
    1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
    1/4 cup plain low fat yogurt
    1 tbsp nonfat milk
    1 tsp dried herbes de provence
    Freshly ground black pepper
    Preparation:
    Cook pasta according to package instructions. Add peas to pasta water after two minutes of cooking time. Drain and cool pasta and peas. Cook green beans for 5 minutes in a pot of boiling water. Drain, then plunge into a bowl of iced water to retain color and stop cooking process. Drain again.
    Assemble salad in a large bowl. Make creamy low-fat dressing by combining mayonnaise, yogurt, herbs and black pepper. Pour over salad and toss well. Add another tablespoon of nonfat milk if you prefer a thinner dressing.

    Serves 4

    Per Serving: Calories 319, Calories from Fat 30, Total Fat 3.1g (sat 0.5g), Cholesterol 130mg, Sodium 306mg, Carbohydrate 45.7g, Fiber 5.4g, Protein 26.5g

    I hope these will help :flowerforyou:
  • waverly9876
    waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
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    Thank you all!