Easy pasta salad
4
Points®
Total time: 25 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Our pasta salad is classic and streamlined—just a simple mostly-yogurt dressing for creaminess, bell pepper and onion for crunch, and chopped pickles for tangy bursts. It’s a great make-ahead option for a picnic or backyard cookout.
Ingredients
Uncooked macaroni
5 oz
Plain fat free Greek yogurt
⅓ cup(s)
Pickle juice
3 Tbsp
Light mayonnaise
2 Tbsp
Kosher salt
¾ tsp
Black pepper
½ tsp
Red bell pepper
½ medium
Yellow bell pepper
½ medium
Sweet onion
½ cup(s), chopped
Unsweetened dill pickle
⅓ cup(s)
Fresh parsley
¼ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Cook the macaroni in boiling water until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
2
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, pickle juice, mayonnaise, salt, and black pepper. Stir in the bell peppers, onion, pickles, and cooked pasta. Spoon into a serving bowl; sprinkle with the parsley.
3
Serving size: a scant 1 cup
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