Quinoa Pasta Salad [Katy Garza's Healthy Choices for Athlete Success]

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Quinoa Pasta Salad

Ingredients

8 oz Quinoa Penne Pasta

3 cups zucchini, thinly sliced

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

1 medium Red Bell Pepper, thinly sliced

16 Cherry tomatoes, sliced in half

1/2 cup Annies Organic Goddess Dressing or your favorite Italian type salad dressing

Salt/Pepper

Add cooked chicken breast, canned tuna or salmon for more protein

Directions

1. Thinly slice vegetables and toss lightly with salt. Set aside 5 minutes. Add vegetables to

heated saute pan and cook until slightly tender about 4-5 minutes.

2. Add cherry tomatoes to large mixing bowl with 1/2 of salad dressing. When vegetables are

slightly tender remove from heat and add to mixing bowl. Toss well.

3. While vegetables are cooking, cook pasta according to package directions. When pasta is

cooked, drain and add hot pasta to vegetable mixture and stir well . DO NOT RINSE!!! Cover

and allow to cool for 20-30 minutes before you taste it. Add remaining salad dressing if you

prefer a moister pasta salad. As pasta cools it will absorb more dressing.

4. Adjust seasoning to taste with additional salt and pepper if needed.

Makes 8, 1 cup servings

Variations: Add cooked chicken breast, canned tuna or salmon, mozzerella cheese, feta cheese,

toasted pine nuts, raw walnuts.

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 8

• Amount Per Serving

• Calories: 189.2

• Total Fat: 7.2 g

• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg

• Sodium: 132.8 mg

• Total Carbs: 29.8 g

• Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g

• Protein: 3.0 g

**Add chunks of chicken, tuna, or salmon to the pasta for more protein.