Side Dish

Minestrone Pasta Salad is for Side Dish.

Minestrone Pasta Salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Minestrone Pasta Salad takes 15 minutes to cook.

Minestrone Pasta Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Minestrone Pasta Salad are:

3 cups uncooked, pasta, any type (I use farfalle)
1/4 cup italian dressing
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 cup carrots sliced
1 cup green pepper chopped (1 medium)
1 can 14.5 oz red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can 14.5 oz diced tomatoes with italian herbs, drained
2 cups baby spinach, packed then sliced

Here is how you make Minestrone Pasta Salad:

Chop carrots and pepper and put in bottom of strainer. Cook pasta according to directions and strain over carrots and pepper. Drain well. Transfer to a bowl, toss with italian dressing. Set aside to cool. Drain and rinse kidney beans well, this will remove most of the sodium from the beans. Drain the tomatoes. When the pasta is cool, mix together with the cheese, beans, tomatoes and spinach. Refrigerate.Serving Size: makes 4 entree or 6 side servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUNZ50.

The nutritional information for Minestrone Pasta Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 293.3

• Total Fat: 8.1 g
• Cholesterol: 6.6 mg
• Sodium: 1,115.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 44.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
• Protein: 11.6 g

Minestrone Pasta Salad is Italian cuisine.