Weight Watchers Pasta Salad With Feta and Cilantro

Filled with bright, fresh vegetables and a creamy, non-fat dressing, this Weight Watchers pasta salad with feta is a fantastic side dish for any meal. It’s delicious and nutritious, and only 7 Weight Watchers points per serving.

🥚Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need for the pasta salad:

• 200g of bow tie pasta     
• 200g of sweetcorn, drained 
• 150g of black eyes beans, drained
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• ½ of a yellow onion, chopped
• ¼ cup of cilantro, chopped
• 100g of Feta cheese
• 1 orange pepper for topping
• 1 red pepper for toppings

For the salad dressing:

• 1 cup plain greek nonfat yogurt
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• ½ teaspoon honey
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon paprika

🌈 Substitutions and Variations

• Dairy-free twist: Use dairy-free feta or skip the cheese for a lighter option.
• Flavor boost: Add a sprinkle of chili flakes or a squeeze of fresh lime juice for an extra zing.
• Veggie swap: Use red onion instead of yellow onion or add some diced cucumbers for crunch.

🔪How to Make This Weight Watchers Pasta Recipe

This easy Weight Watchers macaroni salad recipe serves three people at 7 Weight Watchers points per serving. 

To begin, add pasta bow ties to a pot of boiling water and cook until al dente. 

Whilst cooking your pasta, drain and measure out your sweetcorn and black beans. You can use frozen corn or canned corn, the Weight Watchers points are the same. 

Chop your peppers, tomato, onion and cilantro and set aside.

Once the pasta is cooked and drained, pour into a large mixing bowl and let it cool for a few minutes, mixing occasionally so that the pasta doesn’t become sticky and hard.

Add in corn, black beans, green pepper, tomato, onion, and cilantro.

To make the Weight Watchers low-point salad dressing, mix the yogurt, lime, honey, cumin and paprika in a bowl or salad dressing bottle. Stir or shake the dressing until the ingredients are well mixed.

Pour dressing over the pasta salad and mix well.

Break up your feta cheese and sprinkle over the top of your pasta, use a fork or salad spoons to mix the ingredients around in your bowl. 

Your Weight Watchers pasta salad recipe is now complete. You can set this aside in the fridge or serve immediately. This could be a great salad lunch or be shared as a side dish with other food. 

Here are a few more weight watchers salad recipes you’ll love!

• Weight Watchers Avocado Caprese Salad
• Weight Watchers Four Bean Salad
• Weight Watchers Freestyle Egg Salad
• Weight Watchers Macaroni Salad Recipe

💭 FAQs

Weight Watchers Pasta Salad With Feta And Cilantro

Angela Milnes

Today we have a fantastic weight watchers pasta salad with feta cheese and cilantro. This is a really tasty dish and full of goodness, vitamins and nutrition.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Additional Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine appetizer

Servings 4 Servings

Calories 405 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 200 g Bow Tie Pasta
• ▢ 200 g Sweetcorn Drained
• ▢ 150 g Black Eyes Beans Drained
• ▢ 1 Green Bell Pepper Chopped
• ▢ 1 Tomato Chopped
• ▢ ½ Yellow Onion Chopped
• ▢ ¼ Cup Cilantro Chopped
• ▢ 100 g Feta Cheese
• ▢ 1 Orange Pepper For Topping
• ▢ 1 Red Pepper For Topping

Healthy Salad Dressing Ingredients

• ▢ 1 Cup Plain Greek Non Fat Yogurt
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Lime Juice
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Honey
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Cumin
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Paprika

Instructions

 

• Fill your pot with water and bring to boil. 
• Once the water is boiling add your pasta bow ties and cook for around 20 minutes until soft.
• Whilst cooking your pasta drain and measure out your sweetcorn and black beans. You can use frozen corn or canned corn, the weight watchers points are the same. 
• Chop your orange and green bell pepper, tomato, onion and cilantro and set aside.
• Once the pasta is cooked, drain the water and add your pasta to a large mixing bowl.
• Let the pasta cool for a few minutes, mixing occasionally so that the pasta doesn’t become sticky and hard.
• Once the bow tie pasta is cooled, add in your drained corn, black beans, green pepper, tomato, onion, cilantro.
• Now it’s time to create your low point weight watchers salad dressing.
• Mix the yoghurt, lime, honey, cumin and paprika in a bowl or salad dressing bottle. Stir or shake the dressing until the ingredients are well mixed. 
• Add the dressing to your pasta dish. 
• Break up your Feta cheese and sprinkle over the top of your pasta, use a fork or salad spoons to mix the ingredients around in your bowl. 
• Your Weight Watchers healthy salad recipe is now complete. You can set this aside in the fridge or serve immediately. This could be a great salad lunch or be shared as a side dish with other food. Enjoy. 

Notes

Let the salad chill in the fridge for at least an hour before serving. This helps the flavors come together and makes it even more refreshing.

Fresh cilantro really takes the flavor up a notch, so if you can, go for fresh instead of dried.

Feel free to swap the green pepper for red or yellow for a colorful twist, and toss in some cucumbers or cherry tomatoes for extra crunch!

 

Nutrition

Calories: 405kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 21gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 320mgPotassium: 694mgFiber: 8gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1704IUVitamin C: 72mgCalcium: 216mgIron: 2mg

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