Low Fat Creamy Pasta Salad

Name: Low Fat Creamy Pasta Salad
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: pasta; carrots; broccoli florets; sweet bell peppers; celery; onions; sunflower seeds; cranberries, dried; yogurt, plain; mayonnaise; parsley leaves; lemon juice; dill weed

Submitted by ellycrochet

Nothing goes better with a steak than a delicious pasta salad like this tasty recipe.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

10 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

POUND PASTA
corkscrew or other short pasta

2 ¼

CUPS CARROTS
thinly sliced

CUPS BROCCOLI FLORETS
small flowerets

SWEET BELL PEPPERS
red or green, cut into thin strips

1 ½

CUP CELERY
thinly sliced

ONIONS
red, finely chopped

CUP SUNFLOWER SEEDS
roasted, optional

CUP CRANBERRIES, DRIED
optional *

Dressing

CUP YOGURT, PLAIN
plain, nonfat

CUP MAYONNAISE
reduced-calorie

CUP PARSLEY LEAVES
freshly chopped

TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE
fresh

TEASPOONS DILL WEED
dried

Directions

Cook pasta al dente, but do not add salt. About 3 minutes before pasta is done, add carrots and broccoli to pot. Drain mixture, rinse under cold water, and drain again.

In a large bowl, combine bell peppers, celery, onion, sunflower seeds and cranberries if using.

Add pasta mixture, toss gently.

To prepare dressing, in a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, mayonnaise, parsley, lemon juice and dillweed.

Pour half of dressing over pasta mixture; toss well. Cover and chill salad for at least 1 hour; chill remaining dressing separately.

Serve salad with reserved dressing.