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.
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Ingredients For Weight Watchers Pasta Salad With Feta
If you’re looking for a healthy Weight Watchers pasta recipe, you have to try this tasty dish! It’s full of goodness, with vitamin-rich vegetables, feta cheese, cilantro, and a tangy greek yogurt dressing.
It’s an excellent Weight Watchers freestyle lunch idea, perfect for potluck, or great as a side dish with chicken for a summer dinner.
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
- 1/2 of a yellow onion, chopped
- 1/4 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 tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
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
Weight Watchers Pasta Salad With Feta And Cilantro
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.
Ingredients
- 200g of bow tie pasta
- 200g of sweetcorn, drained
- 150g of black eyes beans, drained
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1/2 of a yellow onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup of cilantro, chopped
- 100g of Feta cheese
- 1 orange pepper for topping
- 1 red pepper for toppings
Healthy Salad Dressing Ingredients
- 1 cup plain greek non fat yogurt
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp 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.
About Angela Milnes
Angela Milnes is a Qualified Teacher who specialises in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has studied nutrition for children and taught adults cooking skills. Angela loves to share family meals and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!
This looks delicious and so healthy! I am not following Weight Watchers diet but I would certainly not mind making this one day when I feel like having a salad for lunch/dinner.
Oh I hope you enjoy it!