Dad's Best-Dressed Pasta Salad

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Makes: 8 to 10 servings
Start to Finish: 30 mins
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Dad's Best-Dressed Pasta Salad
Ingredients
  • 12
    ounces wagon wheel, bow tie, or other specialty-shaped pasta
  • 1/3
    cup salad oil
  • 1/4
    cup catsup
  • 1/4
    cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
  • 3
    tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1
    teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2
    teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4
    teaspoon salt
  • 1/4
    teaspoon pepper
  • 6
    small green onions
  • 1
    15 ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2
    large stalks celery, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
  • 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
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Reviews (2)
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akersk4012714 wrote:

sounded good, but tasted nasty

4/23/2010 01:56:04 PM Report Abuse
deefer123 wrote:

One of my favorite pasta salads!

10/27/2009 10:32:43 AM Report Abuse

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