Pasta Salad

Modified from Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cookbook

1/3 cup dried small pasta (they used wagon wheel, which I could NOT find...so we used regular elbow)

1/ 3 cup carrots, diced (they used rinsed and drained black beans)

1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (they used halved cherry tomatoes...I made Adam pick something for each item, but I didn't require he use their choices)

1/4 cup frozen peas (they used corn....which I didn't have so we used peas...Adam actually wanted broccoli which I think would have been a good choice, but I didn't have any on hand..and that would have had to be fresh.)

1 tbsp ranch salad dressing

1/4 tsp chili powder

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain a colander and then rinse with cold water. Put pasta and next three items (either what I used, what they used or whatever you pick, but I'd make your child pick three items to use) in medium bowl and stir. Mix ranch and chili powder in a small bowl and then pour over pasta mixture and mix until pasta is coated.

Cover and refrigerate for about 12 hours before eating.