Easy Pasta Salad Recipe

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta

Whole grain pasta is more nutritious.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier; vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

Boil water in a pot and add a pinch of salt.

Add penne pasta to the boiling water and cook for around 12 minutes until al dente.

Drain the cooked pasta in a strainer and run it under cool water to stop the cooking process.

In another pot, add mixed vegetables to boiling water and cook for 2 minutes, then drain and set aside.

In a large bowl, add the cooked pasta.

Mince the large red bell pepper finely and add it to the bowl.

Add the large cucumber, chopped.

Add 1 cup of cherry tomatoes (both yellow and red) to the bowl.

Add half of a small red onion, chopped.

Add 1 cup of mixed vegetables to the bowl.

Add 4 heaping tablespoons of mayonnaise to the mixture.

Season with 1 teaspoon of black pepper and 0.5 teaspoon of salt.

Mix everything together thoroughly until well combined.

Taste the mixture and add 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper for extra kick, if desired.

Add a heaping teaspoon of honey mustard and mix well again.

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