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Primavera Pasta Salad

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 2, 2010
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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.

Primavera Pasta Salad

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 25 min
  • Servings 14
  • Ingredients 8
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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

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Cook and drain pasta as directed on package, adding pea pods for last minute of cooking. Rinse with cold water; drain.
  • Step 
    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.

Nutrition

180 Calories
9g Total Fat
5g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
180
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
14%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
310mg
13%
Potassium
140mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
3g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
50%
50%
Vitamin C
80%
80%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
6%
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 Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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