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Ranch Spinach Pasta Salad

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Grilling tonight? Add a veggie-rich 15-minute pasta salad that gets its start from a Suddenly Salad® mix.

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PREP TIME 15 Min
TOTAL TIME 15 Min
SERVINGS 6

1: box Betty Crocker® Suddenly Salad® classic pasta salad mix

1/2: cup Hidden Valley® The Original Ranch® dressing

1: tablespoon fresh lemon juice

2: cups baby spinach leaves or small broccoli florets

3/4: cup grape tomatoes, halved

1/2: cup sliced cucumber, halved

1/2: cup julienne (matchstick-cut) carrots

2: tablespoons chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves

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1 Empty contents of pasta mix (from Suddenly Salad box) into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2 Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
3 In medium bowl, stir contents of seasoning mix (from Suddenly Salad box), the dressing and lemon juice until blended. Stir in pasta and remaining ingredients. Cover; refrigerate until ready to serve. Store any remaining salad covered in the refrigerator.

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Expert Tips

Make it a dinner salad. Just stir in 1 1/2 cups cut-up cooked chicken or ham.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 220

(Calories from Fat 90),

Total Fat 10g

(Saturated Fat 1g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 5mg;
Sodium 830mg;
Total Carbohydrate 28g

(Dietary Fiber 2g,
Sugars 5g),

Protein 5g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

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

Carbohydrate Choices:

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

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Posted 7/11/2012 2:45:22 PM REPORT ABUSE selkurt said:

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This salad was very sour.....neither my husband nor I ate more then a few bites...then we tossed it in the trash. I didn't even use the whole amount of lemon juice as I thought that would make it sour. The ranch dressing tasted fine so it would have to be something in the seasoning packet in the Suddenly Salad that made it taste so bad.

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Posted 7/5/2012 12:35:15 PM REPORT ABUSE leolavendar said:

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Excellent! Very light refreshing cool salad. I used slightly less ranch to start because i didn't want it too creamy and it was perfect (you can always add more ranch after if not enough but you can't take away). Good tip in previous reviews about spinach. I waited to add spinach until right before serving to prevent it from getting too soggy and it came out great. Thanks!

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Posted 6/15/2012 5:23:38 PM REPORT ABUSE u2debb said:

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Such a good salad! I added 1 cup broccoli and 1 cup of spinach cause I like both. I really like these Suddenly Salads and all the recipes I can make out adding a few extra ingredients. I made an antipasto salad earlier in the week from the Creamy Italian Pasta that was located on the box. That one was really good too!

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