Zoo Pasta

Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee, 2007

Show: Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra LeeEpisode: Kids Art Party

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (3)

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

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Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 20 min

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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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recipe Zoo Pasta
Jennifer Wilmington, DE 08-21-2009
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Great, easy recipe; easy to adjust to your taste
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

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!!!Read more
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Barbara Costa Mesa, CA 11-08-2007
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Fun and perfect!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We also used tri-color pasta. We added frozen peas and corn and used Newman's Own Caesar (the refrigerated jar version). It... needed a little extra dressing, be other than that, it was a huge hit with both of my kids (ages 8 & 10). My 8 year old basically made it herself with a little supervision from me and was so proud of herself! Since it's a recipe intended for kids, it was not highly seasoned, but had a mild, very pleasant taste...plus, both my kids ate roasted red peppers because it was part of the recipe! We thought is was fun and a huge success.Read more
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Cindy Chicago, IL 11-04-2007
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Disappointing
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Couldn't find animal shaped pasta but used Tri-Color Fiori instead, very similar. This recipe was really very tasteless. I... cooked the peas and carrots with the pasta for a minute as she did on the show and the hot pasta with the cold dressing was just off putting and really very bland. Might not be bad with some more flavorful ingredients.Read more