veggie pasta salad

​Ingredients: Makes 4 servings

• 1 box of Explore Cuisine chickpea pasta 
• 1 cucumber
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes 
• 1 cup broccoli 
• 1 orange (or your favorite color) pepper
• 2 TBS homemade Italian dressing (scroll to bottom for link to recipe)
• 4 stalks celery 
• 1/4 c olives 

Directions:
1. Cook pasta as directed on box. For the veggie pastas, it takes only a few minutes to cook. 
2. As pasta is cooking, dice up cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers and celery and place in large bowl
3. Drain pasta and add into diced veggie mixture. 
4. Add in Italian dressing mixture
5. Serve warm or place in fridge for 30 minutes to serve cold

Nutrition: (per serving)
Calories: 339
Fat: 10
Carbs: 50
Protein: 15
Fiber: 8
Sugar: 8​

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Homemade Italian Dressing