This is quick meal or side dish that can be put together. A lot of the meals I've been preparing lately are low calorie, high in protein, and within 20 minutes it's ready. Pasta salad is a dish that can be made one night and eaten the next day as many people prefer it to be cold when eaten.
Indgredients:
box of Garden Delight rotini
shredded Parmesan cheese
chopped red onion
Italian dressing ingredients:
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon minced garlic
3/4 teaspoon parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon minced onion
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Bring water to a boil and add the rotini. You may choose to add salt or oil to keep the pasta from sticking together. I usually cook the pasta till it's al dente, and then I chill it if I wish to eat it within the hour. While the pasta is chilling you can whisk the ingredients of the italian dressing together, and chop up any vegetables you'd like. In the photo I just used a red onion, but people have used broccoli, tomatoes, black olives, peas, carrots, and red peppers before. You can also substitute the italian dressing recipe for store bought italian or your choice of vinaigrette. When the pasta is chilled a bit you can then drizzle the dressing atop and stir together. Top with veggies and parmesan cheese.
Makes 4-6 servings
(I'm not a good technical writer.)
Photo by: Me
No comments:
Post a Comment