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6/2/08 5:17 P

Thai Vegetable Pasta Salad serves 4 (3/4 cup)
From 30/Meals 30/Minutes

2 cups cold cooked rotini pasta, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups fresh pea pods
1/4 cup chopped red or green bell pepper
1/4 cup sliced green onion
1/4 cup (1 oz) chopped dry roasted peanuts
3 tabl. Kraft f/f mayonnaise
2 tabl. reduced sodium soy sauce
2 tabl. lemon juice
Sugar substitute to equal 1 tabl. sugar
2 tabl. Peter Pan reduced fat peanut butter

In a large bowl, combine rotini pasta, pea pods, red or green pepper, onion and peanuts. In a medium bowl, combine mayo, soy sauce, lemon juice, sugar sub, and peanut butter. Mix well until smooth, using a wire whisk. Add mayo mixture to pasta mixture. Mix gently to combine. Cover and refrig. for at least 20 min. Gently stir again just before serving.

HINT: 1 1/2 cups uncooked rotini pasta usually cooks to about 2 cups.

Each serving equals:
HE: 1 bread, 1 veg, 1 fat, 3/4 protein 9 optional calories

231 cal, 7g fat, 9g protein, 33g carbo, 139mg sodium, 3g fiber

Diabetic: 1 1/2 starch, 1 veg, 1 fat, 1/2 meat