Enjoy this great pasta salad made using penne and soybeans – perfect for a dinner.
Do-Ahead Edamame Pasta Salad
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
Dressing
- 3 tablespoons canola or olive oil
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Salad
- 1 cup uncooked penne pasta (3 oz)
- 1 box (10 oz) frozen shelled edamame (green) soybeans (about 2 cups)
- 2 large tomatoes, coarsely chopped (2 cups)
- 1 medium cucumber, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
- 2 small yellow bell peppers, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
- 3 oz Cheddar cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (3/4 cup)
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, beat all dressing ingredients with wire whisk until well mixed.
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Step2Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
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Step3Meanwhile, cook soybeans as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
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Step4In large bowl, toss pasta, soybeans, remaining salad ingredients and dressing. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition
270
Calories
15g
Total Fat
12g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 270
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 350mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 480mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 18%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 12g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 90%
- 90%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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