Pasta Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups of dreamfield elbow pasta noodles
• 1 cup of oikos non-fat plain greek yogurt or 1 cup fage non-fat plain greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoons miracle whip, lite
• 1/2 ounce hidden valley ranch fiesta dip mix (1/2 of 1 packet, they make other varieties if the fiesta blend does not appeal to your tastes, also )
• 1/2-3/4 cup fresh broccoli florets, halved and rinsed thoroughly (per your preference)
• 1/2 fresh carrots, julienned or 1/2 thinly sliced carrot
• 1/4 cup jarred pimentos, drained and diced
• hard-boiled egg, diced
• 5 -7 slices turkey bacon, cooked over medium heat until crispy, drained, then chopped into small pieces
• 10 -20 turkey pepperoni, quartered
• fresh lime zest
• couple teaspoons fresh lime juice
• reduced fat sargento pepper jack cheese or reduced fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook macaroni as directed on package. rinse with cold water until chilled.
• 2 add the next 3 ingredients, mix thoroughly. add fresh veggies, cover and chill for at least 1 hour before serving. the longer this one sits, the better the flavors taste.