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Dad's Best-Dressed Pasta Salad
Ingredients
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12
ounces wagon wheel, bow tie, or other specialty-shaped pasta
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1/3
cup salad oil
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1/4
cup catsup
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1/4
cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
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3
tablespoons cider vinegar
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1
teaspoon sugar
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1/2
teaspoon paprika
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1/4
teaspoon salt
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1/4
teaspoon pepper
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6
small green onions
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1
15 ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
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2
large stalks celery, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
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1
medium red sweet pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch squares
Directions
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, place oil, catsup, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, paprika, salt, and pepper in a screw-top jar. Cover and shake until smooth. Set aside.
2. Drain the cooked pasta in a large colander and rinse under cold water until cool; set aside. Snip off the root ends from the green onions and about 2 inches of the green tops; leave some of the green tops attached. Snip trimmed onions crosswise into thin slices.
3. In a large bowl gently toss together cooked pasta, kidney beans, celery, red pepper, and green onions. Pour on dressing. Toss until pasta is well coated. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Nutrition Facts
(Dad's Best-Dressed Pasta Salad)
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- Calories 349,
- Protein (gm) 10,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 46,
- Fat, total (gm) 15,
- Cholesterol (mg) 3,
- Saturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 5,
- Vitamin A (RE) 206,
- Vitamin C (mg) 30,
- Sodium (mg) 299,
- Calcium (DV %) 40,
- Iron (DV %) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Top Brands
sounded good, but tasted nasty
4/23/2010 01:56:04 PM Report AbuseOne of my favorite pasta salads!
10/27/2009 10:32:43 AM Report Abuse