Sunday, December 18, 2011

Dea's Pasta Salad

Here are the ingredients:

1 pkg. Noodles (bowtie, macaroni, shells, etc.)
1 pkg. Diced Ham (cooked)
1 Pepper (Green, yellow, red or orange)
1 onion, diced
1 sm. pkg. frozen peas
1 sm. can sliced black olives
1 tbs of garlic
1 sm. tomato
1/2 cup diced carrot
3 TBS of Parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded cheese
1/2 bottle of italian dressing
1/4 bottle of ranch dressing

Cook the noodles till they are just done, don't over-cook.  While the noodles are still in the strainer, run cold water over them to cool and to rinse off any lingering starch.

Return to pan and add all the diced ingredients and the dressings.  Then add most of each of the cheeses and stir them into the mixture, saving a little back to sprinkle over the top.

Feel free to make substitutions with the dressings (regular or low cal) or vary how much you use.  You don't want the noodles to clump, so you'll want enough oil to coat them, but beyond that it's more a matter of how dry or moist you prefer the salad to be.


Here's the nutrition break-down on my version:
Recipe name

Serves people
IngredientsCaloriesCarbsFatProtein
Kroger - Diced Ham - Fully Cooked, 1 container (2 cups ea.)2408636Ico_delete
Great Value (Walmart) - Rotini Noodles, 1 container (6 cup dries ea.)1,680328856Ico_delete
Onions - Raw, 1 large631501Ico_delete
Bell Peppers - Yellow, Raw, 1 pepper (186 g/3.75" long, 3" diameter)501202Ico_delete
Peas - Green, frozen, unprepared, 1 package (10 oz)21939115Ico_delete
Kroger - Olives, Ripe, Black -Sliced, 1 container (8 tbsp ea.)1004100Ico_delete
Gilroy Farms - Minced Garlic In Water, 2 tsp10200Ico_delete
Fresh Produce - Cherry Tomatoes-Raw, 5 ounces35611Ico_delete
Carrots - Raw, 0.5 cup, chopped26601Ico_delete
Cheese - Parmesan, grated, 3 tbsp65146Ico_delete
Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese - *Colby & Monterey Jack 2% Milk , 1 cup (28 g)40042028Ico_delete
Condiments - Zesty Italian Dressing, 0.5 container (32 tbsp ea.)88016960Ico_delete
Kraft Salad Dressing - Ranch Dressing/Dip, 0.25 container (32 tbsp ea.)52012520Ico_delete
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Total:4288453198146
Per Serving:1721886



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