WW Italian Pasta Salad

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The WW Italian Pasta Salad is a delicious salad. You can make this in 25 minutes. The calories are 140 kcal per serving. Serve your WW Italian Pasta Salad as a side dish, a light meal, a family dinner, a guest gathering, on occasions, events, or parties. Also, pair your recipe with grilled chicken, boiled eggs, vegetable soup, a whole wheat sandwich, fruit, or roasted vegetables. Preparing this salad will not take too much effort, and the steps are also easy. Here, we will use rotini pasta, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion, low-fat mozzarella cheese, parsley, seasonings, fat-free Italian dressing, red wine vinegar, and Dijon mustard. Refrigerate your salad in a box for only three days.

STATS:

  • Cooking time: 10 minutes
  • Diet: Weight Watchers
  • Number of calories: 140 kcal
  • Servings: 6
  • Preparation time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Course: Salad
  • Serving size: 1 bowl
  • Cuisine: Italian

EQUIPMENT:

  • Spoon
  • Chopping board
  • Knife
  • Small bowl
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Colander
  • Large pot

INGREDIENTS:

SALAD:

  • 8 ounces rotini pasta
  • One cup of halved cherry tomatoes
  • Half a cup of diced cucumber
  • ½ cup diced red bell pepper
  • Quarter cup thinly sliced red onion
  • Half cup cubed low-fat mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

DRESSING:

  • Salt
  • 3 tbsp fat-free Italian dressing
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • Half tsp garlic powder
  • One tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • Pepper

INGREDIENT NOTES:

ROTINI PASTA:

  • We will use this pasta because you are making a pasta salad. Here, this pasta will make the salad flavorful by holding the dressing. Use whole wheat pasta for another choice if you prefer.

CHERRY TOMATOES:

  • These cherry tomatoes will make your salad juicy, and you will feel a sweet flavor from them as well. Use normal tomatoes for an alternative as well.

CUCUMBER:

  • You will get a fresh feeling by adding a cucumber to your salad. Here, the cucumber will also give you crunchy bites in your recipe. Use zucchini if you need another idea.

RED BELL PEPPER:

  • This salad recipe will become colorful once you use the red bell pepper. Also, your salad will get a slightly sweet taste from using this. Use other colors of bell peppers in your salad if you need a substitution.

RED ONION:

  • Adding red onion to your salad will give you a little sharp flavor.

LOW-FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE:

  • We will use low-fat mozzarella in your salad, so it becomes creamy, and it will not make your recipe heavy. Eliminate it if you prefer this way.

FAT-FREE ITALIAN DRESSING:

  • Here, you don’t need to use olive oil to keep your salad light. We will use fat-free Italian dressing to make your salad flavorful.

RED WINE VINEGAR:

  • For the dressing, we will use red wine vinegar because it gives a fresh feeling. You will also get a tangy taste from adding it.

DIJON MUSTARD:

  • Adding this will improve the flavor of your recipe.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. First, you need to cook your pasta in a large pot.
  2. Cook it as it is mentioned on its box and then drain it to rinse it with cold water.
  3. Now take a large bowl to add the boiled pasta with parsley and cheese.
  4. Also add in onion, bell pepper, cucumber, and cherry tomatoes.
  5. Then you need a smaller bowl to mix the dressing ingredients in and add them to the salad.
  6. Toss all these ingredients and then eat it like it is.
  7. Or you can try refrigerating it for twenty minutes.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

MEAL:

  • Grilled chicken
  • Boiled eggs
  • Vegetable soup
  • Whole wheat salad
  • Grilled fish
  • Roasted vegetables

TIPS:

  • You can use whole wheat pasta in this recipe if you want to add more fiber.
  • The flavor of your recipe will boost if you refrigerate it.
  • You may also add more vegetables so your salad becomes more fulfilling.

STORAGE INFORMATION:

FRIDGE:

  • Chill your salad for three days in a sealed vessel.

FREEZER:

  • Don’t stock your salad in the freezer because it will ruin.

FAQs:

Should I eliminate cheese from this salad?

  • Skip it if you want to, so your salad gets even lighter.

Is my salad fulfilling for me to eat?

  • This salad has pasta and vegetables, so it’s satisfying to eat.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

Net carbs: 18 grams

Fat: 3 g

Iron: 1 gram

Fiber: 3 g

Calories: 140 kcal

Vitamin A: 700 IU

Total carbs: 20 g

Protein: 6 grams

Sodium: 260 grams

Calcium: 80 g

Potassium: 180 g

Weight Watcher Points: 3 points