Here we are again and it’s time for dinner!Tonight, we took it easy and I had everyone make their own sandwiches.Because I don’t want to spend a month buying or making bread, I got some sub rolls, and decided to make some pasta salad.Since the husband and I are both overweight, we are trying to be careful with what we eat, I wanted it to be delicious and tasty.We spoke today about cutting out things like white bread and rice, etc.I have really been thinking about pasta salad, though, so I decided I’d make it with whole wheat pasta.
Here’s what you’ll need:
1 package whole wheat rotini pasta
1/2 bunch asparagus chopped
3-4 green onions, chopped
Cherry tomatoes, halved
2 carrots chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, diced
6 leaves basil, chopped
1/2 C dressing
Here’s what I did:
Boil pasta according to package directions, drain and rinse with cool water. Set aside.
While pasta is cooking, heat up a little olive oil in a skillet, saute vegetables and garlic for a few minutes, season to your liking. I used fresh ground pepper, dried basil. Mix vegetables with pasta and add your dressing.
In addition, I really wanted some peaches and mangoes. So I grabbed a bunch of peaches and a mango. My daughter and I are the only ones that’ll eat the mangoes, so I just got one. I cut up the mango, 1 peach and a bunch of strawberries. Just mixed them up. I didn’t add any sugar or sauce.
Scrappy Tidbits 