Creamy Confetti Pasta Salad
Celebrate with this nutritious colorful dish!
Directions:
Combine cooked pasta and drain. Rinse with cold water. Put in a large bowl. Add 1% Friendship Lowfat Cottage Cheese , lemon juice, dijon mustard, parmesan cheese, pepper, salt and stock to the food processor. Puree until the mixture is smooth. Add chopped peppers, cherry tomatoes, onions, black olives, celery, basil and parsley to the pasta. Pour the processed stock over the pasta and mix together. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
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• 1 package (12iz - 375 g.) short pasta (eg. penne) • 2 cups 1% Friendship Lowfat Cottage Cheese • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard • 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese • 1/2 teaspoon pepper • 1 teaspoon salt • 1/3 cup chicken or vegetable stock • 1 yellow pepper, finely chopped • 1 red pepper, finely chopped • 1 cup cherry tomatoes • 4 green onions, chopped • 1 Julienne red onion • 1/3 cup black olives or roasted red pepper strips • 2 stalks of cut celery • 1 cup firmly packed fresh basil chopped finely - food processor recommended • 1/2 cup firmly packed fresh parsley chopped finely - food processor recommended |
