Greek Pasta Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (12 ounce) package tri-color spiral pasta
• 2/3 cup cucumber, diced, seeded, peeled
• 1/2 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 4 ounces feta cheese
• 1 1/4 cups frozen baby peas, defrosted
• 1 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1/4 cup reduced-calorie mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup green onion top, thinly sliced
• 1 -2 tablespoon fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in boiling water for 7 minutes. remove from heat, drain, and place in a large bowl.
• 2 add cucumber, green onions, feta cheese, peas, and bell pepper to pasta. set aside.
• 3 in a blender or food processor, combine mayonnaise, cottage cheese, yogurt, and green onion tops. process until smooth. add dill and black pepper and process briefly.
• 4 pour over pasta mixture and stir well. cover and refrigerate until well chilled.