Pasta Pea & Pepper Salad

This salad can be served hot or cold! Tastes great either way! Have also made this with can corn on really hot day instead of the peas & I don't even heat the corn--I throw it right in right out of the can into the dressing! Great dish!

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  cup  split peas or 1  cup  yellow split peas, rinsed
• 2⁄3 cup  lite  Italian salad dressing
• 8  ounces  uncooked bow tie pasta
• 1 1⁄2 cups bell peppers, cubed (any color)
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring peas and 2-1/2 cups water to a boil.
2. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15-20 minutes or until peas are just tender.
3. Drain and transfer to large bowl.
4. Stir salad dressing into peas& set aside.
5. Cook noodles according to package; drain.
6. Toss with peas and add your peppers.
7. Salt and pepper to taste.