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5 pasta dishes from the library, and we checked every ingredient in every one of them before it went on this list.

• Garden Pasta Salad

  Puts cucumber, vinegar, parsley and onion to work, out of nine ingredients. It has none of the beef, chicken or turkey that carry meat into other pasta dishes.

  Every line, as published:

  • 1/2 cup macaroni, cooked
  • 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup cucumber, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup green pepper, diced
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon parsley, chopped (optional)
• Macaroni & Cheese with Broccoli

  Puts broccoli, cheddar cheese, all-purpose flour and milk to work, out of six ingredients. Where other pasta dishes here use beef, chicken or turkey, this one has none of them.

  What goes in:

  • 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups 1% milk
  • 2 cups low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups cooked broccoli, chopped
• Mango Berry Rotini Salad

  Builds on poppy seeds, raspberries, feta cheese and mango, in a list of twelve ingredients. You will not find beef, chicken or turkey in it, though that is how meat reaches other pasta dishes.

  Everything in it:

  • 1 cup (4 oz) whole-wheat rotini pasta, uncooked
  • 1 ripe mango
  • 1 cup raspberries
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup reduced-fat feta cheese
  • For the vinaigrette:
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Pasta Salad with Herb Vinaigrette

  Twelve ingredients, white wine vinegar, broccoli, whole wheat and dried basil among them. No beef, chicken or turkey, the foods that bring meat into other pasta dishes here.

  The full list:

  • 6 ounces uncooked whole wheat pasta, cooked, drained
  • 1 cup chopped fresh broccoli
  • 3/4 cup chopped tomato
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  • 6 hard-cooked eggs, cut into wedges
  • For the Dressing:
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• Pasta with Vegetables

  Builds on parmesan cheese, fresh basil, oregano and cherry tomatoes, in a list of ten ingredients. It skips the beef, chicken or turkey other pasta dishes here get their meat from.

  Every line, as published:

  • 12 cherry tomatoes (cut in half)
  • 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
  • 1/2 onion, medium (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 green pepper (finely chopped)
  • 3 tablespoons fresh basil (chopped)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (or oil of your choice)
  • salt and pepper (optional, to taste)
  • 6 cups pasta (cooked)
  • 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (grated)

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