How to Make Cold Pasta Salad
A cookout just isn’t the same without mom’s pasta salad, and NFL linebacker Dont’a Hightower would agree! The cold pasta salad recipe from Dont’a Hightower’s mother stands out because she uses whole wheat spaghetti noodles. ADA nutrition team member Shamera Robinson, RD, applauds this approach. “Adding whole grains into your recipes is a simple way to bump up your fiber intake. To give it a boost, we increased the fiber even more by doubling the chopped veggies.”
“[I] definitely need whole grains to keep myself fueled, especially during workouts and the season. I enjoy mixing quinoa and brown rice into meals whenever I can to complement the protein,” says Hightower.
20 min prep time
0 min cook time
12servings
1 cup pasta salad
Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Cook pasta according to directions on the box.
- While pasta is cooking, chop up all of the vegetables.
- Drain pasta and mix with the chopped vegetables.
- Add both dressings and salad supreme seasoning, and mix until combined.
- Chill and serve.
Nutrition facts
12 Servings
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Serving Size
1 cup pasta salad
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Amount per serving
Calories
220
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
5g
6%-
Saturated Fat
0.5g
3% -
Trans Fats
0g
-
Saturated Fat
-
Cholesterol
0mg
0% -
Sodium
510mg
22% -
Total Carbohydrate
40g
15%-
Dietary Fiber
5g
18% -
Total Sugars
5g
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Dietary Fiber
-
Protein
7g
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Potassium
220mg
5%