Beef and Pasta Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing
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Beef and Pasta Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing
YIELD Makes 4 servings
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The combination of beef and blue cheese provide this hearty pasta salad with a feast of flavors.
INGREDIENTS
| Nonstick cooking spray | |
| 12 | ounces beef tenderloin or eye of round steaks, trimmed of fat |
| 8 | ounces radiatore pasta, cooked and cooled to room temperature |
| 1‑1/2 | cups broccoli florets, cooked crisp-tender and cooled |
| 1 | yellow bell pepper, sliced |
| 1 | tomato, cut into wedges |
| 1 | carrot, sliced |
| 1/2 | small red onion, thinly sliced |
| Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing (recipe) | |
| Salt and black pepper | |
PREPARATION:
- Spray small skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat until hot. Add steaks; cook 7 to 9 minutes or until desired doneness, turning once. Cut beef into 1/4-inch slices.
- Toss beef, pasta and vegetables in large bowl; drizzle with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing and toss. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
This recipe appears in:
Italian
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
| Serving Size: | 2-1/2 cups |
| Sodium | 492 mg |
| Protein | 29 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 59 g |
| Cholesterol | 54 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Total Fat | 11 g |
| Calories from Fat | 21 % |
| Calories | 449 |
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
| Vegetable | 2 |
| Starch | 3 |
| Meat | 3 |