MANDARIN ORANGE AND SPINACH PASTA SALAD

I started featuring my weekly meal plans and my meal planning strategies on The 29 Minute Mom which is a site I started last fall with the very talented organizer Jennifer Ford Berry. The 29 Minute Mom features podcasts, tips, organizing ideas to improve your home, health and spiritual life. I hope you take a peek and see what I’ve got cooking over on The 29 Minute Mom too!

This Mandarin Orange and Spinach Pasta Salad is on my weekly meal plan this week and I never shared it on Mother Thyme so I figured it’s time to share this delicious recipe with you. It’s loaded with a ton of goodness including bowtie pasta, walnuts, dried cranberries, spinach and tossed in an easy 3 ingredient dressing that you’ll want to drizzle on everything! I also love to add in chopped cilantro, basil and green onions too. This salad is exploding with flavor! Once you try this amazing salad you’ll see why it’s so irresistible!

Ingredients

• 8 ounces farfalle pasta
• 10 ounce bag baby spinach
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup walnuts or sliced almonds
• 1 can 4 ounces mandarin oranges, drained

Dressing

• 1/2 cup Sweet Baby Ray's Sweet Teriyaki Sauce and Marinade
• 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Instructions

1. Cook pasta per package instructions. Drain and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, add all the ingredients for the dressing in a mason jar with lid. Shake well until combined.
3. In a large bowl toss pasta with spinach, dried cranberries, walnuts and oranges.
4. ...............................................

for full instruction please see : www.motherthyme.com

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