Photo: Zoo Pasta Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 ounces zoo animal shaped pasta
- 8 ounces frozen peas and carrots, thawed
- 1/4 cup roasted red peppers, diced
- 1/4 cup light Caesar dressing or light ranch dressing
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat.
Add pasta to boiling water and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally. Remove pasta from heat and drain carefully in colander. Return pasta to pot. Add vegetables and salad dressing. Stir over medium-heat until heated through; about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste, and stir. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
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By moibebe
on July 21, 2011
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I haven't made this pasta salad yet, but when reading the recipe it was a bit different from what she did on the show I just watched. In the last 2-3 minutes of cooking the pasta, she added the peas and carrots for only about those 2-3 minutes. She also directly added the salad dressing to the drained pasta/peas/carrots and never reheated it as it calls for on the recipe posted on this site.
I just thought that was a bit unusual to change it that way and it would seem it would change the flavor (not heating it.
By mmadrigal8_10526927
Roeland Park, KS
on March 28, 2010
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Super easy to make, but the flavor is a bit lacking. I used carrots and green beans and opted for a Garlic Ranch dressing instead. It's a bit tasteless (probably because its meant for a child's palate and if you like actual flavor spice it up yourself. I added some additional onion powder, red pepper flakes, and more dressing until it was flavorful. For a child's dish it's probably 5 stars, for an adult I'd say solid 3 as the recipe stands, maybe even a 4 once its been seasoned to taste.
By jennie00409_6786003
Wilmington, DE
on August 21, 2009
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I made this recipe as a cold pasta salad for my son's first birthday party last weekend. It got rave reviews... even from my hubby, who HATES cold salads!! (It tastes great warmed up, too!
I agree with the comments about the flavor; I would say to add more dressing to your taste.
It's such a simple recipe to make. I also used the tricolor pasta. One thing I would note is that I think Sandra Lee says it's 4 servings when used as 4 lunch portions. I thought it'd be 4 side order portions, so when I tried to multiply the recipe for all the people at the party, it would've been way too much. (I was going to multiply ingredients by 4 for 16 people, but I didn't need as much as I thought I would. I just doubled the recipe, and it was WAY more than enough. I used the Caesar salad dressing, which made it taste different from other pasta salads - in a really great way!
Even my baby loved this pasta salad! I would definitely give this one two thumbs up!!!
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