Simple summer pasta salads
1-3PP, 3SP on blue & green, 1SP on purple
Servings: 18 /16
Ingredients
Chicken caesar pasta salad
- 1 box 375g rotini pasta (or anyone you'd prefer)
- 3/4 cup reduced fat/calorie wise caesar dressing
- 6 oz cooked shredded chicken 1.5 cups
- 1/2 cup croutons lightly crushed
- 3 Tbsp finely grated parmesan cheese
- 6 slices low point center cut bacon as an alternative you can use the bacon crumble sold in small packages
- Green onion diced
Buffalo chicken pasta salad
- 1 box 375g rotini pasta (or your preference)
- 1/3 cup light cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup reduced fat/calorie wise ranch dressing
- 6 oz cooked shredded chicken
- 1/3 cup franks hot sauce
- 1/2 cup reduced fat shredded cheese I used a 3 cheese blend.
Instructions
- For both salads start by boiling your pasta by following directions on the box.
- Rinse under cool water
- For both salads you will just be adding all of your ingredients to your pasta and mix well. For the buffalo chicken make sure your cream cheese is soft so it will mix well.
- Store in fridge till you are ready to serve
- Chicken caesar makes 9 cups, 18- 1/2 cup servings
- Buffalo chicken makes 8 cups, 16- 1/2 cup servings
Notes
Chicken caesar pasta salad
Personal Points- 1-3 depending on your 0PP foods *same for both salads
SP freestyle- blue & green-3 using WW recipe builder
Smart points- purple-1 using WW recipe builder
Points plus- 3 using PP calculator
Buffalo chicken pasta salad
SP freestyle- Blue & green-3 using WW recipe builder
Smart points- purple- 1 using WW recipe builder
Points plus- 3 using PP calculator
Nutritional info per serving
Chicken caesar ..Calories 117...Fat 3.2g... Sat fat 0.9g...Carbs 16.7g...Fiber 2.5g...Sugars 1.2g...Protein 5.9g
Buffalo chicken .. Calories 120...Fat 3.2g...Sat fat 0.8g... Carbs 17.2g... Fiber 2g...Sugars 1.3g..Protein 6.6g both using My Fitness Pal
SP freestyle- blue & green-3 using WW recipe builder
Smart points- purple-1 using WW recipe builder
Points plus- 3 using PP calculator
Buffalo chicken pasta salad
SP freestyle- Blue & green-3 using WW recipe builder
Smart points- purple- 1 using WW recipe builder
Points plus- 3 using PP calculator
Nutritional info per serving
Chicken caesar ..Calories 117...Fat 3.2g... Sat fat 0.9g...Carbs 16.7g...Fiber 2.5g...Sugars 1.2g...Protein 5.9g
Buffalo chicken .. Calories 120...Fat 3.2g...Sat fat 0.8g... Carbs 17.2g... Fiber 2g...Sugars 1.3g..Protein 6.6g both using My Fitness Pal