Pasta Salad (with Beans)

Name: Pasta Salad (with Beans)
Total time: 720 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box Tri-colored noodles; 1 bottle Italian dressing; 1 can kidney beans; 3 carrots; 3 celery hearts; 4 artichoke hearts; 1 cucumber; 1 green pepper; 1 parmesan or whichever cheeses you like

Angel @cook_3068295

Puyallup, Washington

My mom always made pasta like this growing up. The beans are great protein, and everything about this is healthy and delicious!

Angel @cook_3068295

Puyallup, Washington

My mom always made pasta like this growing up. The beans are great protein, and everything about this is healthy and delicious!

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Ingredients

12 mins

6 servings

1 boxTri-colored noodles
1 bottleItalian dressing
1 cankidney beans
3carrots
3celery hearts
4artichoke hearts
1cucumber
1green pepper
1parmesan or whichever cheeses you like

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Steps

12 mins

1

Boil noodles as directed
2

Heat up the kidney beans to a simmer
3

While noodles and kidney beans are cooking, skin the carrots, chop up all your vegetables.
4

After everything is chopped up, put in bowl and set aside.
5

Drain noodles and drain the beans.
6

Add vegetables, noodles and beans together in a big serving bowl and stir together.
7

Now add cheese and half of the salad dressing and stir well.
8

Refrigerate for 30+ minutes depending on how cold you like pasta. Serve topped with whatever else you enjoy
9

DON'T LIMIT TO MY VEGETABLES! YOU CAN ADD WHATEVER ELSE YOU LIKE. I.e. Olives, ham, other cheeses, tomatoes. The more colorful, the healthier.