Deli-Style Tortellini Salad
- Makes: 4 servings
- Start to Finish 25 mins
This meatless main dish salad is ready to eat in fewer than 25 minutes.
Ingredients
-
1/2
of a 16-ounce package (about 2 cups) frozen cheese-filled tortellini or one 9-ounce package refrigerated cheese-filled tortellini
-
1 1/2
cups
broccoli flowerets
-
1
large carrot, thinly sliced
-
1/4
cup
white wine vinegar
-
2
tablespoons
olive oil
-
1
teaspoon
dried Italian seasoning, crushed
-
1
teaspoon
Dijon-style mustard
-
1/4
teaspoon
black pepper
-
1/8
teaspoon
garlic powder
-
1
medium red or yellow sweet pepper, cut into thin strips
Directions
- In a large saucepan cook pasta according to package directions, except omit any salt and oil. Add broccoli and carrot the last 3 minutes of cooking; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain again.
- Meanwhile, for dressing, in a screw-top jar combine the vinegar, oil, Italian seasoning, mustard, black pepper, and garlic powder. Cover and shake well. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the pasta mixture and sweet pepper. Shake dressing. Pour the dressing over pasta mixture; toss gently to coat.
Nutrition Facts
(Deli-Style Tortellini Salad)
Servings Per Recipe 4, Fat, total (g) 12, Vegetables () 1, carb. (g) 41, vit. C (mg) 1, sat. fat (g) 2, chol. (mg) 30, Lean Meat () 1, sodium (mg) 315, iron (mg) 3, pro. (g) 13, vit. A (RE) 15, calcium (mg) 141, cal. (kcal) 305, Starch () 2, fiber (g) 4, Fat () 2