Pasta Salad

"Kind of just figure out what is in your pantry, and toss stuff in until it looks good, or sounds good. This came from Obesity Help. I have not tried this, just posting for safe keeping."
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

  • 2 cups of dreamfield elbow pasta noodles
  • 1 cup of oikos non-fat plain Greek yogurt or 1 cup fage non-fat plain Greek yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons Miracle Whip, lite
  • 12 ounce hidden valley ranch fiesta dip mix (1/2 of 1 packet, they make other varieties if the Fiesta blend does not appeal to your tastes, also )
  • 12 - 34 cup fresh broccoli florets, halved and rinsed thoroughly (per your preference)
  • 12 fresh carrots, julienned or 1/2 thinly sliced carrot
  • 14 cup jarred pimentos, drained and diced
  • Optional additions for different flavor profile

  • hard-boiled egg, diced
  • 5 -7 slices turkey bacon, cooked over medium heat until crispy, drained, then chopped into small pieces
  • 10 -20 turkey pepperoni, quartered
  • fresh lime zest
  • couple teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • reduced fat sargento pepper jack cheese or reduced fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese
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directions

  • Cook macaroni as directed on package. Rinse with cold water until chilled.
  • Add the next 3 ingredients, mix thoroughly. Add fresh veggies, cover and chill for at least 1 hour before serving. The longer this one sits, the better the flavors taste.

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<p>Square Meals Make Round People - Author Unknown <br /><br />Do It With Love---It Will Taste Better - Author Unknown <br /><br />I joined zaar in 2002 but I really didn't use it much on until 2006 after my computer crashed and I lost all my unsaved recipes. Now I post all recipes I've tried or would like to try. I'm actually making it my goal to try almost all the recipes I've posted as soon as I can. I love food and I love to eat and try different recipes. My favorite course is dessert. I love sweets! This leads me to that I did have Gastric Bypass surgery on July 25th 2008. On that note I love baking and cooking a priceless gift passed down from my grammy who I dearly loved and miss deeply. My grammy passed away 1/15/07. She was a wonderful cook and baker and taught me many things and the most valueable things was how to be a wonderful cook and baker like her. I really enjoy searching for new recipes especially here on Zaar. I'm always finding and adding to my cookbook new and exciting recipes. I also enjoy posting recipes here on Zaar as well. I really love collecting different cookbooks. I have over a 100 and growing! I collect mostly Taste Of Home &amp; community cookbooks. The minute I get a cookbook home I sit down and I read my cookbooks from front to back like novels. I work for the Elmira City School&nbsp;District and YWCA. I'm raising my&nbsp;8 yrs old newphew. I'm a part time college student studing Early Childhood Education, but taking time off and hoping to return soon. I live in Elmira, New York where famous writer Mark Twain did some of his writing and he once lived. I have&nbsp;1 cats Samantha and&nbsp;1 dog our newest member MOO MOO (my nieces dog) who are my children as I do not have any human children of my own. I lost&nbsp;four of my very dear children (kitty's) Callie June 2007, Miss Kitty in March 2010, my dog Angel in December 2010, and my other cat Chase in September&nbsp;2011. I'm recently&nbsp;married on August 12th 2010. I love spending time with my niece&nbsp;9 yrs old and my newphews&nbsp;7 &amp;&nbsp;8 yrs old. I enjoy couponing and trading coupons. I love the internet as there's so much to look at online even though you know where I spend most of my time! I enjoy going to yard sales and estate sales every spring - fall. I love gardening and have many different pretty flowers.</p> 8724441"
 
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