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Minestrone Pasta Salad

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This traditional beans-and-pasta dish is on the table in only 20 minutes. Now that's quick!

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PREP TIME 10 Min
TOTAL TIME 21 Min
SERVINGS 6

3: cups (7 1/2 ounces) uncooked medium pasta shells

2/3: cup Italian dressing

1/2: cup shredded Parmesan cheese

2: medium carrots, sliced (1 cup)

1: medium green bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)

1: can (19 oz) Progresso® red kidney beans, drained, rinsed

1: can (15 oz) Progresso® chick peas (garbanzo beans), drained, rinsed

1: can (14 1/2 ounces) Italian-style stewed or diced tomatoes, drained

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1 Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
2 Toss pasta and remaining ingredients. Serve warm or cold.

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Expert Tips

Minestrone means "big soup" in Italian. This thick, hearty vegetable soup is at the other end of the soup spectrum from Italy's minestrina-- or "little soup"--that has a thin broth and smaller pieces of vegetables.

Use whole wheat pasta shells for heartier pasta with extra fiber and protein.

Want a little more crunch? Add a stalk of celery to the mix. Remove ribs and slice celery into thin pieces. It goes great with the carrots and bell pepper.

Double this quick and easy recipe and you'll have enough to pack away for lunch tomorrow.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 460

(Calories from Fat 90),

Total Fat 10g

(Saturated Fat 2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 5mg;
Sodium 630mg;
Total Carbohydrate 71g

(Dietary Fiber 11g,
Sugars 6g),

Protein 22g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

4 1/2 Starch;
0 Fruit;
0 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
1 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 7/15/2012 2:27:23 PM REPORT ABUSE DNHucke said:

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I made this for dinner last night to go with the pork tenderloin. It was delicious. Because it made so much I gave my 2 friends some to take home. They loved it and want the recipe. This is going into my personal favorite of recipes.

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Posted 3/2/2011 8:18:08 PM REPORT ABUSE nance-b-tx said:

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I think the amount of pasta is written wrong. Three cups uncooked shells is not the same as 7½ oz uncooked. I think it should be written “7½ oz uncooked pasta shells [3 Cups cooked]”. I just made this with 3 cups uncooked shells and ended up with a MOUNTAIN of pasta. This dish was good but there was way too much pasta; I’ll try again and only use 7½ oz uncooked.

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