Lightened Up Pasta Salad
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 185kcal
This Lightened Up Pasta Salad is seriously so good and SO easy!! Ready in less than 30 minutes, this will be a go-to recipe for you this summer. A perfect, healthy dish to bring to your next cookout or meal-prep it for lunches throughout the week. Pair it with one of my easy proteins and you have a delicious, healthy, macro-friendly meal!
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Ingredients
- 1 lb. small noodle pasta such as elbow bow-tie or cellentani, dry
- 1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise 120g
- 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream 120g - or Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt + 1/2 tsp pepper more to taste
- 1 large red pepper finely diced (150g)
- 1 large yellow pepper finely diced (150g)
- 1/2 cup grape or cherry tomatoes halved (80g)
- 1/2 red onion finely diced (120g)
- 1 medium carrot finely diced (88g)
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Generously salt the water, then add the pasta. Cook according to package instructions. Then rinse with cold water and drain well.
- In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, Dijon mustard, cider vinegar, salt and pepper.
- Then add the cooked pasta, peppers, tomatoes, red onion, and carrot to the bowl. Mix well. Taste and add more salt, pepper, mayo, etc to taste.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour. Best if refrigerated for 24 hours.
Notes
MFP Entry: LFF Lightened Up Pasta Salad
Nutrition
Serving: 163g | Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.1g | Protein: 5.4g | Fat: 3.9g | Saturated Fat: 0.9g | Fiber: 2.2g | Sugar: 3.6g