Pasta Salad, Pizza Style
Ingredients
- 2½ cups pasta, cooked (any type!)
- ½ cup black or green olives
- 1 diced tomato
- ½ medium green pepper, diced
- ½ cup onions, diced
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 4 tbsp light Italian dressing
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- Add Italian dressing and stir well.
- Chill and serve.
Notes
Other vegetables may be added as desired. For additional fiber and nutritional value, use whole-wheat pasta.
Total fat may be slightly higher than the sum of individual fat totals due to rounding or lack of available information (some food items in the software do not have an indicated breakdown of mono- and polyunsaturated fats).
Presentation Ideas
Serve over large lettuce leaves.
Menu Suggestions
Serve with grilled lean meat and vegetables.
Courtesy of:
Chef Robert Jinks
Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving Calories 207
Total Fat 9.1g
Saturated Fat 3.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Sodium 409.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate 22g
(after subtracting fiber = 19g)
Dietary Fiber 3.0g
Protein 10.5g
Exchanges per Serving
1½ Starch
1 Fat
1 Medium-Fat Protein
1 1/2 Carbohydrate Choice