Side Dish

Lemon-Shrimp Pasta Salad

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prep time

20 min

total time

20 min

makes

12 servings, 3/4 cup (175 mL) each

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What You Need

5 cups fibre-enriched farfalle (bow-tie pasta), uncooked

1 lb. (450 g) fresh asparagus spears, cut into 2-inch lengths

3/4 cup Kraft Calorie-Wise Zesty Italian Dressing

1 tsp. dried oregano leaves

1 tsp. lemon zest

1 lb. (450 g) cooked cleaned large shrimp

2 cups Kraft Double Cheddar Light Shredded Cheese

1 cup halved cherry tomatoes

Make It

COOK pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt and adding asparagus to the cooking water for the last 3 min.; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain well.

MEANWHILE, mix dressing, oregano and zest.

PLACE pasta mixture in large bowl. Add dressing mixture, shrimp, cheese and tomatoes; mix lightly.

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Make Ahead

This recipe can be prepared ahead of time. Refrigerate up to 3 hours before serving.

How to Use Fresh Shrimp

Substitute 1 lb. (450 g) uncooked cleaned large shrimp for the cooked shrimp. Cook shrimp with 1 Tbsp. Kraft Calorie-Wise Zesty Italian Dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 3 to 4 min. or until shrimp turn pink, stirring occasionally. Then, use as directed.

Makeover - How We Did It

We substituted Kraft Calorie-Wise Zesty Italian Dressing for the usual mayonnaise, and replaced the full-fat cubed cheese with light shredded cheese to give a savings of 160 calories and 24g of fat per serving when compared to that of a traditional macaroni salad.

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This can be made to serve hot or cold. I've made it both ways and it's delicious either way.
posted by Raisy | on 6/12/2012

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I loved this recipe and I generally don't care for whole wheat pasta or pasta salad. I have substituted the italian dressing for the Kraft Signature Greek with Feta & Oregano, and used feta cheese instead of chedder. It was really amazing that way too!
posted by carisware | on 1/9/2010

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I used asiago cheese instead of the cheese called for and added some fresh cilantro (another reviewer had suggested this) it was great!
posted by a cook | on 7/11/2009

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I prefer my meals hot, and this one does not stay that way.
posted by a cook | on 5/3/2009

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i loved this pasta salad, so nice and light and the different flavours were very tasty!! A huge hit at our big family dinners!
posted by maryannyoung14 | on 3/29/2009

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there was a little to much cheese and not enought dressing.
posted by a cook | on 7/25/2007

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Amazing! Have followed the recipe but this time I made a couple of changes - changed cheese to grated Asiago and added some classic herb dressing to the Italian because I ran out. I also subsituted oregano with cilantro...a HUGE hit and so easy!
posted by lizziepea | on 5/23/2007

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This was fabulous. Everyone went for seconds.
posted by a cook | on 4/9/2007