12 cold light pasta Recipes

bowtie macaroni, tuna, celery, cucumber, red onion, black olives, dill pickles, mayonnaise (light mayo if desired), salt & pepper

peanut butter, water, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, tahini (sesame paste), dark sesame oil, sherry wine, rice wine vinegar, honey, garlic cloves, minced, minced fresh ginger, hot pepper oil (see instructions below), water, chinese noodles (or any spaghetti or fettucini-type pasta), dark sesame oil, carrot, peeled (optional), firm cucumber, peeled, seeded , and julienned (optional), roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped (optional), green onions, thinly sliced (optional)

green bell pepper, chopped, yellow bell pepper, chopped, chopped celery, chopped red onions or 1/2 cup vidalia onion, shredded cheddar cheese, hard-cooked eggs , coarsly chopped, frozen baby peas, slightly thawed, water chestnut, chopped (optional), bacon , fried crisp and crumbled (optional), light chunk tuna in water, well drained and flaked into bite sized pieces (can use cooked chicken or ham also), tri-color spiral pasta, cooked 10 to 12 minutes, drain off and rinse in cold water, drain off again & add to bowl, salad dressing (not mayonnaise), caesar salad dressing , and dip (comes in a jar, and is quite thick), milk (try 3 tbsp. first, if still too thick, add 1 additional tbsp.)

olive oil - 2 tsp, garlic - 4-6 cloves / chopped, onion - 1 / chopped, button mushrooms - 200g / sliced, red chilly flakes - 1/4 tsp, oregano - 1 tsp, green chilly - 1 / chopped ( optional; however , it brings out a nice flavour), milk - 1/2 cup / cold, cornflour - 1 tsp (dissolved in the milk), light cream/half n half - 100ml, gouda cheese - 2tbsp/grated ( any cheddar does as well too), salt and pepper to taste, penne - 250g (can use any short pasta; or even spaghetti)

all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, freshly grated lemons , zest of or 1 orange, cold unsalted butter, cut into bits, egg, beaten lightly, vanilla

cooked medium shell pasta ; cooked al dente , drained and rinsed under cold water, frozen peas; cooked, drained and rinsed under cold water, egg, hard boiled and chopped, green onions, sliced; white and light green parts only, celery, chopped, mayonnaise, increase to 3/4 cup if adding a meat option, sour cream, increase to 3/4 cup if adding a meat option, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, dried dill weed, use up to 1 tsp if desired, dry roasted sunflower seed kernels , salted variety, make it a meal by adding 1 of the following options when adding the pasta to the mixing bowl, cooked chicken, chopped, cooked ham, cut into small cubes, albacore tuna that s packed in water, drained and flaked, imitation crab meat, the ready -to-eat variety

kosher salt, extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes , about 1 1/2 lb (or grape), garlic clove, minced, light tuna in vegetable oil, drained and separated into chunks, pepperoncini peppers (about 4 medium peppers from jar, stemmed, seeded and minced), capers, lightly chopped, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter (cold ), lemon zest, packed and freshly grated, dried angel hair pasta, flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

ziti pasta, light mozzarella cheese, shredded, parmesan cheese or 4 -5 tbsp romano cheese, grated, extra lean ground beef, vegetable oil, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely minced, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, red pepper flakes, dried oregano (to taste) or 1 tbsp basil (to taste), flour, butter, cold milk, paprika, salt (to taste)

elbow macaroni, tuna, celery, red onion, frozen peas, cheddar cheese, sweet pickle relish, mayonnaise (light mayo if desired), salt & pepper

all-purpose flour , plus more as needed, eggs, lightly beaten, extra-virgin olive oil, water, very cold plus more as needed