Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 19

Happy Tuesday everyone! We hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weather that we are having. This week's we are featuring two recipes that will be great to use for a barbecue or picnic this weekend.

Bow Tie Pasta Salad

16 ounces uncooked bow ties, rotini, ziti or other shaped pasta
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen mixed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots
1 cup Italian, creamy Italian or favorite dressing
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
1 cup pitted ripe olives, halved

Cook pasta and vegetables according to package directions; drain. Combine pasta and vegetables with remaining ingredients in large bowl. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

For variety, add sliced salami, cheese cubes, cooked chicken, turkey or cooked seafood to the salad.

Makes 8 side-dish servings. 
Read more at http://www.recipegoldmine.com/saladpasta/bow-tie-pasta-salad.html#o8zoBiO7Ov4jzAfw.99 

Ham and Cheese Pasta Salad

8-12 ounces spiral macaroni, cooked
1/2 bag frozen peas
1/2 cup onion, chopped
3/4 cup cheese, shredded
1 jar ranch dressing
Bacon bits
Pepper

Put peas into a colander. Drain macaroni over peas. Mix all together. Refrigerate overnight. 
Read more at http://www.recipegoldmine.com/saladpasta/ham-cheese-pasta-salad.html#Vs3OvsqeKJUWlGUV.99 

We hope everyone enjoys this week's recipes. If anyone has a recipe or photo they'd like to see featured on our website email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com.