CRUNCHY ASIAN PASTA SALAD

Crunchy Asian Pasta Salad image

A soy sauce dressing adds Asian inspiration to a veggie and fruit pasta salad.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Side Dish

Time 25m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® classic pasta salad mix
1 package (3 oz) Oriental-flavor ramen noodle soup mix
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
3 cups coleslaw mix
1 cup snow pea pods, strings removed, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
1 can (15 oz) mandarin orange segments, drained

Steps:

Empty Pasta mix into 3-quart saucepan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
In large bowl, stir together seasoning mixes from pasta mix and soup mix, sugar, oil, vinegar, water and soy sauce. Add pasta, coleslaw mix, pea pods, almonds and oranges; toss to combine.
Just before serving, coarsely crush dry noodles from soup mix; stir into pasta mixture. Serve immediately, or refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 610 mg, Sugar 10 g, TransFat 1/2 g