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Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad are:

0.75 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
3 clove Garlic
1 6oz bag spinach
1 jar Trader Joe's Fire Roasted Red Peppers, or about 3 roasted peppers
16 oz Apple Smoked Mozzarella Cheese
12 oz Ronzoni Garden Delight Penne Pasta
1 tbsp (C) Vinegar, Red Wine (Gr Value)
1 cup Hellmans Low Fat Mayonnaise
salt
pepper
cayenne (to taste--start with just a bit and add more as you mix and taste)

Here is how you make Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad:

Mix mayo, vinegar, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, pepper & cayenne until well mixed. Cook 12 oz penne pasta according to directions, keeping pasta on the firm side. Mix cooked pasta with spinach, diced roasted peppers, and dressing mixture. Add smoked mozzarella in cubes. Serve warm or chilled.Alternatively, spinach can be wilted in a pan separately with cooking spray or a bit of butter and a clove of garlic before adding to cooked pasta.Makes about 16 1-cup servings

The nutritional information for Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 210.0

• Total Fat: 9.8 g
• Cholesterol: 25.7 mg
• Sodium: 364.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 12.1 g