Creamy Pasta Salad

Look! I don't know where you guys live..But I presently live in Philadelphia PA. It is supposed to be 101 degrees today..Dangerous Heat!... I would suggest that you try to stay someplace cool today...Very cool..  If you must eat..I would suggest something like this cool Creamy Pasta Salad..

INGREDIENTS:


8 ounce(s) ditalini pasta

1 medium carrot, finely chopped

4 ounce(s) green beans, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

 Raw kernels from 2 ears of corn

1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks

2 tablespoon(s) fennel fronds, chopped

1 small red pepper, finely chopped

2 tablespoon(s) fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped

 1/2 cup(s) Light Ranch ressing

1/2 teaspoon(s) sugar

1/2 teaspoon(s) salt

1/2 teaspoon(s) freshly ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

1.Heat covered 3-quart saucepan of salted water to boiling on high. Add ditalini pasta and cook 6 minutes. To same saucepot, add carrot and green beans. Cook 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender-crisp. Drain pasta and vegetables into large colander and rinse with cold water until completely cool.

2.Transfer pasta and vegetables to large bowl. Add raw kernels, fennel bulb, fennel fronds, red pepper, flat-leaf parsley leaves, Light Ranch Dressing, sugar, salt, black pepper; stir until well combined.


Serve with a nice cold pitcher of Ice Tea....

Enjoy!  Stay Kool today, wherever you are!