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Primavera Pasta Salad

Need a dish to pass for a potluck? Here's a pasta salad tossed with a creamy dressing that's ready in less than 30 minutes.

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 25 min
Servings 14

Ingredients

3 1/2: cups uncooked bow-tie (farfalle) pasta (9 oz)

2: cups fresh snow pea pods (12 oz), strings removed

2: large red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces (2 cups)

2: medium carrots, sliced (1 cup)

1/2: cup chopped fresh basil leaves

1/2: cup shredded Parmesan cheese (2 oz)

1: cup creamy Parmesan dressing

2: tablespoons milk

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Directions

1 Cook and drain pasta as directed on package, adding pea pods for last minute of cooking. Rinse with cold water; drain.
2 In very large (4-quart) bowl, mix bell peppers, carrots, basil and cheese. In small bowl, mix dressing and milk with wire whisk. Add dressing mixture, pasta and pea pods to bell pepper mixture; toss to coat.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Any medium-sized pasta shape can be substituted for the bow-tie pasta.

Look for low-fat or fat-free salad dressing. If you can't find the Parmesan flavor with less fat, look for low-fat creamy Italian.

Got questions? Our experts have the answers. Ask Betty now.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 180
Calories from Fat: 80),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 9%
(Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, 1 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 10mg; 10%;
Sodium: 310mg; 310%;
Total Carbohydrate: 19g; 19%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 3g 3% ),
Protein: 5g; 5%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 50%;
Vitamin C: 80%;
Calcium: 8%;
Iron: 6%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 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 1/12/2013 12:36:33 PM REPORT ABUSE zafor said:

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This is very good has good flavor, made a mistake and bought alreado sauce but still was very good, the milk thinned it out.Next time I will have to try it with parmigiano dressing.

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Posted 7/28/2011 6:01:25 PM REPORT ABUSE thatssomaddie said:

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I made this for my mom and I last night and I must say it absolutley delicious. I couldn't find the creamy parmigiano dressing so I used creamy salsa dressing, it tasted really good and sorta spicy. All all the flavors in thi sPast Salad come together very nicley:)

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Posted 8/22/2010 6:24:16 PM REPORT ABUSE mkycwc26 said:

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I've made this a couple of times now (even though I can't eat due to Celiac Disease) for some parties that I helped plan and everyone loved it! My boyfriend and his Mom had many helpings of it. I would recommend this pasta salad to anyone!

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