Simple Tasty Pasta Salad Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pasta Salad Recipes. (Simple Tasty Pasta Salad Recipe). I wanted to try something different from the average pasta salads I've had. So I decided to experiment and thankfully everyone loved it! Feel free use more or less of any of the ingredients according to your palate.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Simple Tasty Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta

4 Roma (plum) tomatoes

quartered

1 cucumber

quartered and sliced

½ green bell pepper

minced

¼ red onion

minced

1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives

1 (16 ounce) bottle zesty lite Italian-style salad dressing

or to taste

1 (2.5 ounce) package bacon bits

½ (6 ounce) package dried cranberries

or to taste

Peanut Noodles

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse pasta with cold water until cool; drain.

Step 2

Combine cooled pasta tomatoes cucumber green bell pepper red onion and black olives in a large bowl.

Step 3

Pour Italian-style salad dressing over the pasta mixture; toss to coat.

Step 4

Sprinkle bacon bits and cranberries over the salad to serve.

Nutritional Information

Simple Tasty Pasta Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 678

% Daily Value *

Protein: 21.3g 43%

Carbohydrates: 96.6g 31%

Dietary Fiber: 7.2g 29%

Sugars: 25.1g

Fat: 23.4g 36%

Saturated Fat: 3.3g 16%

Cholesterol: 14mg 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 911.9IU 18%

Niacin Equivalents: 9.2mg 71%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 15%

Vitamin C: 24.5mg 41%

Folate: 216.1mcg 54%

Calcium: 83.8mg 8%

Iron: 4.1mg 23%

Magnesium: 63.3mg 23%

Potassium: 576.9mg 16%

Sodium: 1547.9mg 62%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 210.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.