Green and White Pasta Salad [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 4
• Time: 15 minutes

Snow peas have been used in this recipe because they are tender and induce a crispy texture to the dish. However, that is not all. They are extremely healthy in that they contain lots of nutrients that are essential for our normal growth and sustenance. For example, they are rich in antioxidants, folic acid, magnesium, potassium, iron, healthy fats, vitamins A and C, protein, carbs and fiber. How are they useful? Snow peas can help cure issues related to digestion, scurvy and eye naturally. They are also known to prevent cancer and various kinds of inflammations. People suffering from conditions like asthma, arthritis, gout, autoimmune diseases are known to have benefitted from them. Eating pasta regularly helps supply your body with necessary fiber and carbs. They are all required to fight medical disorders like type 2 diabetes and obesity. The selenium, an important mineral present in pasta protects your body cells from damage.

Nutrition

• calories: 226
• protein: 9
• carbs: 34
• fat: 6
• saturated fat: 0.14
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.33
• monounsaturated fat: 0.15
• cholesterol: 1
• sodium: 435
• potassium: 93
• dietary fiber: 1.25
• sugars: 2.59
• vitamin a: 32
• vitamin c: 7
• calcium: 25
• iron: 1
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 30.16
• other fats: 5.38

Ingredients

• 0.32 cup Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd
• 0.76 cup Peas, green, frozen, unprepared
• 0.24 tsp Salt, table
• 0.32 cup Creamy dressing, made with sour cream and/or buttermilk and oil, reduced calorie, fat-free
• 10 gram Lemon juice, raw
• 1.52 tbsp Parsley, fresh
• 45 gram Water
• 45 gram Pesto, red or green
• 0.24 tsp, ground Spices, pepper, black
• 2 1 cup Farfalle Pasta
• 225 gram Snow peas, trimmed

Instructions

• Add cottage cheese, ground black pepper, salt, lemon juice, hot water, pesto and sour cream into a food processor. Process the ingredients until they become smooth.
• Now add snow peas in a colander that has already been set in sink. Then cook pasta, while leaving out fat and salt. After draining the snow peas, rinse them off using cold water.
• Take a large bowl. Combine pesto, frozen peas, snow peas and pasta well. Then toss the ingredients for uniform coating. Then sprinkle them with parsley.
• Serve immediately.