Chicken Pasta Salad
2 cups cooked small seashell or macaroni or tri-color rotini pasta (about 1 cup uncooked)
1 ½ cup canned chicken (drained)
1 cup diced bell peppers (red or green or a combination)
1 cup shredded yellow squash (about 1 medium)
½ cup sliced carrots
½ cup sliced green onions
½ cup corn (frozen and thawed or canned and rinsed)
½ cup frozen peas (thawed)
1 15-ounce can black beans (drained and rinsed)
½ cup fat free Italian dressing
Cook pasta according to package directions omitting salt and fat, drain; rinse.Combine first nine ingredients in a large bowl (pasta through black beans). Toss gently with salad dressing (fat free Ranch may be substituted for Italian).
Chill for several hours to blend flavors.
Makes 7 servings
Nutrition Information
230 calories
4.5 g total fat
1 g saturated fat
18 g protein
28 g total carbohydrate
6 g dietary fiber
550 mg sodium









