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Tomato Pasta Salad

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 0 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked rotini pasta
  • 2 cups chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup chopped broccoli
  • 1/4 cup sliced black olives
  • 2 teaspoons dry Italian herbs
  • 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 8 ounces low-fat Italian salad dressing (about 1 cup)

Directions

  1. Combine the cooked pasta, tomatoes, broccoli and black olives together in a bowl.
  2. Add the herbs, cheese and salad dressing. Stir together and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  3. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Notes:

  • Try adding other vegetables such as corn, cucumber and avocado.
  • Try whole-wheat pasta.
  • Low-fat vinaigrette salad dressing also works in this recipe.

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