Low Fat Pasta Salad Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
2 cup rotini (corkscrew) pasta
1 1/2 cup reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, c, ubed (6 ounces)
1 cup celery, thinly sliced
1 cup sweet green peppers cut into 1/2-in, ch pieces
1 cup radishes, thinly sliced
1/4 cup sliced green onions
3/4 cup frozen orange juice concen. thawed
1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise dressing
1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
4 oranges, peeled,sectioned
1 & seeded
Recipe
Preparation
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Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain. Rinse with cold
water and drain again.
For dressing, in a small bowl stir together thawed concentrate,
mayonnaise, yogurt and black pepper. Pour dressing over pasta
mixture. Add orange sections. Toss gently to coat.
Cover and chill for 4-24 hours.
Makes 12 side-dish servings.
Nutrition facts per serving: 153 cal.,7g pro., 24 g.carbo.,3g total
fat (2g sat.fat), 10 mg cholesterol,1 g dietary fiber, 232 mg sodium
From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net
Servings:
12
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