18 lite pasta salad Recipes

whole wheat rotini, green bell pepper, diced, red onion, diced, grape tomatoes, head jerk turkey (cut 1/2 in thick and cubed ), lite caesar salad dressing

pasta shells, imitation crabmeat, shredded, green pepper, diced, tomatoes, quartered, green onion, chopped, mayonnaise, italian salad dressing, lite, parmesan cheese, grated

dreamfield elbow pasta noodles, oikos non-fat plain greek yogurt or 1 cup fage non-fat plain greek yogurt, miracle whip, lite, hidden valley ranch fiesta dip mix (1/2 of 1 packet, they make other varieties if the fiesta blend does not appeal to your tastes, also ), fresh broccoli florets, halved and rinsed thoroughly (per your preference), fresh carrots , julienned or 1/2 thinly sliced carrot, hard-boiled egg, diced, turkey bacon , cooked over medium heat until crispy, drained, then chopped into small pieces, turkey pepperoni, quartered, fresh lime zest, couple tsp fresh lime juice, reduced fat sargento pepper jack cheese or reduced fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese

whole wheat spiral pasta, broccoli, chopped, carrots, shredded, red cabbage, shredded, frozen peas, thawed, lite italian dressing

mandarin oranges, pineapple tidbits (can also use chunks ), maraschino cherries, sugar, salt, flour, beaten eggs, acini di pepe pasta, cool whip (can use lite or fat free)

rotini pasta , cooked according to package directions for al-dente and cooled (or farfalle or other medium sized pasta), carrots, peeled and shredded, celery ribs, diced, green onions, diced (use all but the toughest of the dark green leaves), light bleu cheese salad dressing, light ranch salad dressing, hot sauce (preferably frank s, and have more to add to taste), chicken breasts, poached and shredded (rotisserie works well!)

split peas or 1 cup yellow , rinsed, lite italian salad dressing, uncooked bow tie pasta, bell peppers, cubed (any color ), salt and pepper

party shrimp, chopped green bell pepper, onion, chopped, celery, finely chopped, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, shell pasta, cooked, chopped red bell pepper, garlic powder, miracle whip light

whole pitted black olives ., brown onion, cracked pepper, green pepper, lite italian dressing, oil, red pepper, salt, ziti

shell macaroni, frozen peas, grated carrot, grated onions or 1/2 cup chopped green onion, raisins, tomatoes, chopped, grated italian cheese, lite zesty italian dressing

wagon wheel macaroni, uncooked, black beans, rinsed, frozen corn, thawed, chopped red pepper, green onions, thinly sliced, kraft lite ranch dressing, taco seasoning mix, fresh lime juice, kraft mexican style four cheese blend, minced fresh cilantro

linguini, tomatoes or grape, green & black olives sliced, green pepper chopped, red pepper chopped, broccoli, fresh sliced mushrooms, any other vegetables of choice, feta cheese, lite only lite caesar dressing, mccormick salad supreme seasoning

bowtie pasta, uncooked, lite asian vinaigrette salad dressing (i like sesame dressings), fresh ginger root, finely grated, garlic, minced, cayenne pepper, peanut butter, carrots , julienned, red bell pepper, cut in strips, dry-roasted peanuts, chopped, fresh basil , julienned, peanut oil , or canola, or olive..., chicken, diced (about 1 lb), garlic, minced, ginger, finely grated, garnish (suggest basil leaves or decoratively cut carrots and peppers)

tricolor fusilli (corkscrew pasta), uncooked, frozen broccoli , onion, red pepper, and mushrooms, thawed, frozen asparagus spears, thawed and cut into 1-inch pieces, frozen artichoke hearts, thawed, tomato chutney, reduced-fat pesto-parmesan salad dressing (such as maple grove farms lite pesto-parmesan dressing), freshly ground pepper, freshly grated parmesan cheese

pineapple juice (use juice from drained pineapple), eggs, flour, salt, sugar, enriched duvinci acini di pepe pasta (cooked with a few drops of green food coloring and blanched), crushed pineapple (12 oz.), pineapple tidbits, drained, mandarin oranges, drained, mandarin oranges , with juice, cool whip (lite ), marshmallows (10.5 oz. size)

imitation crabmeat (half a package usually), elbow macaroni (uncooked ), tomato (cubed ), cucumber (peeled and cubed ), olive, sliced (your choice on the type ), onion (diced ), apple cider vinegar, fat-free cottage cheese, fat free sour cream, dill weed, pepper, garlic powder