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Spinach Pasta Salad

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Ingredients 9
  • Servings 6
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by Qué Rica Vida Cocina
Updated Feb 24, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups uncooked bow-tie (farfalle) pasta (6 oz)
  • 1 small tomato, cut into fourths
  • 1/2 cup basil pesto
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 cups bite-size pieces spinach leaves
  • 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced (1 cup)
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 can (14 oz) quartered artichokes hearts, drained, rinsed

Directions

  •  
    1
    Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
  •  
    2
    While pasta is cooking, place tomato, pesto, salt and pepper in food processor or blender. Cover; process 30 seconds.
  •  
    3
    Toss pasta, pesto mixture and remaining ingredients.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    Use the packaged already-cleaned spinach found in the salad section of the produce department.
  • tip 2
    No bow-tie pasta in the pantry? Other medium-size pasta shapes, such as shells, rotini or fusilli, work too.

Nutrition Information

290 Calories, 12g Total Fat, 9g Protein, 35g Total Carbohydrate, 3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
18%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
12%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
560mg
23%
Potassium
500mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate
35g
12%
Dietary Fiber
6g
25%
Sugars
3g
Protein
9g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
110%
110%
Vitamin C
25%
25%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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