VEGGIE PASTA SALAD

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This is a different and healthy pasta salad. Use whole-grain or low-carb pasta if you like and substitute veggies to suit your taste. Wear plastic gloves while chopping hot pepper and be sure you don't touch your eyes or nose.

Provided by janet7th

Categories     Salad     100+ Pasta Salad Recipes     Rotini Pasta Salad Recipes

Time 2h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 (8 ounce) package pasta spirals
¼ cup diced sweet onion
1 green bell pepper, seeded and minced
½ fresh hot chile pepper, seeded and minced
2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup tomato sauce
¼ cup lime juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the pasta spirals at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse pasta with cold water until cool; drain.
  • Toss drained pasta, sweet onion, green bell pepper, chile pepper, tomatoes, and cucumber together in a large bowl.
  • Whisk olive oil, tomato sauce, lime juice, red wine vinegar, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl; drizzle over the pasta mixture and stir to coat.
  • Chill in refrigerator 2 hours; stir to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 189.9 calories, Carbohydrate 27.1 g, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 336.3 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

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