Holidays beg for do-ahead food prep. Here's a colorful salad created with you in mind.
Seven-Layer Holiday Pasta Salad
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 8 hr 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked farfalle (bow-tie) pasta (4 ounces)
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
- 1/3 cup diced red onion
- 1 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (6 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon bacon flavor bits or chips
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
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Step1Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Place broccoli in boiling water. Cover and cook 1 minute; drain. Immediately rinse with cold water; drain.
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Step2While pasta is cooking, layer tomatoes, broccoli, bell pepper and onion in 2-quart glass serving bowl.
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Step3In medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, yogurt, sugar and curry powder. Stir in pasta. Layer pasta evenly over onion in serving bowl.
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Step4Sprinkle with cheese. Top with bacon bits and parsley. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours before serving but no longer than 24 hours.
Nutrition
410
Calories
30g
Total Fat
11g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 410
- Calories from Fat
- 270
- Total Fat
- 30g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 0%
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 320mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 0%
- Protein
- 11g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 12%
- 12%
- Vitamin C
- 92%
- 92%
- Calcium
- 16%
- 16%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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