Skinny Confetti Pasta Salad-Easy lunch!

I have a little sister who is 17 years younger than me. It is so fun, because we have such a unique relationship beyond what "normal" siblings have. (Though she may be annoyed with all my "mothering".) Anyway, last year at this time she and I traveled around visiting colleges. We had a great time--at least I did. My mom  commented that she thought I  wanted to go to college even more than Maddy. Well, college was pretty fabulous, so perhaps...!? Maddy decided on a small college in Florida. This school has two pools--what 18 year old girl wouldn't love that? I am so excited because tomorrow morning I am headed on a plane to spend a weekend with my little sister in the sunshine. This Skinny Confetti Pasta Salad reminds of warm weather-all bright and colorful. I came up with it on a fall afternoon here in Milwaukee, but hope it remind you of a sunny day too!

Here's What You Need:
Approx. 1 cup of pasta noodles
1 large carrot, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
2-3 large cherry tomatoes, chopped
Head of broccoli, cut into florets
1/2 cup of ff plain yogurt
1-2 TBS of high quality blue cheese or ranch dressing*
1/8 tsp of pepper (plus extra)
1/4 tsp of salt (plus extra)

Here's What You Do:
Make the pasta according to the directions al dente and set aside to start cooling. Mix together the yogurt, salt and pepper and the dressing. *I ended up using almost 2 TBS of dressing. I actually combined the ranch and blue cheese. Yum! Add all the vegetables to the pasta and mix in a large bowl. Stir in the yogurt sauce, covering the pasta well. Add more salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate to cool. If you are making this ahead of time, don't add the yogurt dressing until you are right about to serve it.

Visiting the school in FL last fall!

Kid Tip:
My three year old ate this all up and my mom loved it too. My husband on the otherhand, was not the biggest fan-Perhaps too many raw veggies for him ;)! You could easily vary the vegetables to the ones your family likes the most.

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