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Creamy Pasta Salad

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: May 7, 2010
creamy pasta salad
Kate Mathis
Yields:
8
Cook Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Cal/Serv:
170
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Ranch dressing and veggies make this pasta salad a healthy family hit. 

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Ingredients

  • 8 oz.

    ditalini pasta

  • 1

    medium carrot, finely chopped

  • 4 oz.

    green beans, cut into 1/2-in. pieces

  • raw kernels from 2 ears of corn

  • 1

    medium fennel bulb, trimmed, cored, and cut into 1/2-in. chunks

  • 2 Tbsp.

    fennel fronds, chopped

  • 1

    small red pepper, finely chopped

  • 2 Tbsp.

    packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped 

  • 1/2 cup

    Light Ranch ressing

  • 1/2 tsp.

    sugar

  • 1/2 tsp.

    salt

  • 1/2 tsp.

    freshly ground black pepper

Directions

    1. Step 1Heat covered 3-quart saucepan of salted water to boiling on high. Add ditalini pasta and cook 6 minutes. To same saucepot, add carrot and green beans. Cook 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender-crisp. Drain pasta and vegetables into large colander and rinse with cold water until completely cool.
    2. Step 2Transfer pasta and vegetables to large bowl. Add raw kernels, fennel bulb, fennel fronds, red pepper, flat-leaf parsley leaves, Light Ranch Dressing, sugar, salt, black pepper; stir until well combined.

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