Protein Pasta Salad

Recipe by: Manders

This is an easy and quick pasta salad without the heavy mayo! It’s perfect for people who can't heat up their lunch/dinner at work or need to eat something on the go that's packed with protein!

Ingredients:

• 1 box of protein pasta (I used goodles for this)

• 1 medium cucumber

• 1 cup cherry tomatoes

• 1 pepper (I used an orange one)

• 1/2 cup fresh spinach

• 1 lemon, juiced

• 1/3 cup light Italian dressing

• 1 cup cottage cheese

• Seasonings you like! I used salt, pepper, garlic & oregano

Instructions:

1. Boil your water and cook the pasta as directed.

2. Dice cucumbers, tomatoes, pepper, and spinach.

3. Drain and rinse the pasta, then add to a bowl with the salad dressing and cottage cheese to coat it (if you don't like the texture of cottage cheese, you can blend this up in a blender with the salad dressing to make it creamy).

4. Add everything to a big bowl and mix/toss together.

5. Top with lemon juice & seasonings.

6. To make this even higher in protein, add chicken!

Macros:

252 calories

18 protein

27g carb (3g fiber)

8g fat