Garden Pasta Salad Recipe

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Fresh produce is showcased in this salad. My husband, Richard, is not too crazy about plain vegetables, so I came up with this colorful salad. He loves it, and so does our son.—Rhonda Knight, Hecker, Illinois

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Garden Pasta Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups uncooked spiral pasta
1 cup fresh broccoli florets
1/4 cup sliced carrots
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/4 cup sliced zucchini
1/2 cup Hidden Valley® Ranch

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1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the broccoli, carrots, peppers and zucchini.
Drain and rinse pasta in cold water; add to vegetables. Combine salad dressing and mustard; pour over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One 1-cup serving (prepared with fat-free ranch dressing) equals 239 calories, 1 g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 414 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Garden Pasta Salad in Quick Cooking July/August 1999, p7