salads and dressings
Neptune Pasta Salad
Enjoy the health benefits and great taste of seafood in this speedy pasta salad.
Prep: 10 min – Cook: 15 min
1 package Betty Crocker® Suddenly Salad® Caesar pasta salad mix
1/4 cup cold water
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (8 oz.) package frozen seafood chunks (imitation crabmeat), thawed
1 1/2 cups broccoli flowerets
1. Empty Pasta mix into large pan 2/3 full of boiling water. Gently boil uncovered 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Stir together Seasoning mix from pasta mix, cold water and oil in large bowl; set aside.
3. Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well. Stir pasta into seasoning mixture. Stir seafood chunks and broccoli into salad. Just before serving, toss with Croutons and Parmesan Topping from pasta mix.
Makes 4 servings
Substitution: Replace half of the imitation crabmeat with frozen (thawed) cooked salad shrimp for a salad brimming with treasures of the sea!
Variation: Add 1 cup cherry tomato halves for a burst of color and vine-ripe flavor.
Nutritional Info Per 1 Serving:
Calories 335 (Calories from Fat 110); Fat 12g (Saturated 2g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 780mg; Potassium 460mg; Carbohydrate 39g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 21g
Diet Exchanges: 2 Starch; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 1 Fat
This recipe displayed with permission from General Mills, Inc.