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Simple Pasta Salad is for Salad.

Simple Pasta Salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Simple Pasta Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Simple Pasta Salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Simple Pasta Salad are:

2 cups whole weat pasta (I like bowtie or the corkscrew if you can find it, but spaghettie gives it a really cool texture as well)
1 cucumber, diced
1 bell pepper, diced (about 1.5 cups)
1.5 cups cherry tomatoes (a little over half a pint, but add more if you like tomatoes)
1 cup onion chopped (red onions or sweet onions provide the best flavor in my opinion)
12 tablespoons (3/4 cup) Fat Free Italian Salad Dressin

Here is how you make Simple Pasta Salad:

Cook pasta accourding to the package directions. While pasta is cooking chop the veggies. I like mine diced, but sliced works just as well. Drain pasta and place in a large bowl. Add veggies and stir. Add salad dressing and stir until well mixed. Top with a little pepper or grated parmasean cheese if you like (cheese not included in nutrition information). Chill at least 2 hours and serve cold. Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SOONERWIFE.

The nutritional information for Simple Pasta Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 168.5

• Total Fat: 1.3 g
• Cholesterol: 1.5 mg
• Sodium: 655.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
• Protein: 6.4 g