Recipe Week, Day 1: Red Pesto Pasta Salad

Happy Monday!

I decided it will be Recipe Week on here. Everything I'll post is going to be great for your upcoming Memorial Day BBQ - so make sure to save & pin your life away.

So let's start it off with my favorite Pasta Salad :) it's easy to make!

You'll need:

• 1/2 box Pasta (I usually use Rigatoni or Penne)
• 1 glass Sun Dried Tomatoes in Oil (Julienne cut is a time saver)
• 1 glass Red Pesto
• 1-2 cups Cocktail Tomatoes (or more... to taste!)
• 1 package (1/2 lb) Arugula or Spinach & Arugula Mix
• 1/2 lb Mozzarella cheese

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain.
• In the large pot, mix the still hot pasta with the whole glass of Pesto, and the sun dried tomatoes WITH the oil.
• Let everything sit until cooled off.
• Put the Arugula in a large bowl.
• Chop or grate Mozzarella cheese, and cut Tomatoes in half. Add to pasta.
• Mix everything well.
• Pour the pasta salad on top of the Arugula.

 

Done! Enjoy!

 

Recipe: No Fat Banana Muffins

For an even healthier version, use 3 egg whites instead of whole eggs, splenda or unsweetened apple sauce instead of sugar, and for the flour use 1 cup white & 1 c whole wheat. Using applesauce in place of sugar adds sweetness without the extra calories and, well, sugar. One cup of unsweetened applesauce contains only about 100 calories, while one cup of sugar can pack in more than 770 calories! You can sub sugar for apple sauce in a 1:1 ratio, but for every cup of applesauce you use, reduce the amount of liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup.