Menus and Recipes

At West View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center not only are our meals nutritionally well balanced - they are delicious. We have included a sampling from our residents menu for you to try.

Creamy Pasta Salad

Light ranch dressing and veggies make this pasta salad a healthy family hit.

8 ounce(s) ditalini pasta
1 medium carrot, finely chopped
4 ounce(s) green beans, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Raw kernels from 2 ears of corn
1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
2 tablespoon(s) fennel fronds, chopped
1 small red pepper, finely chopped
2 tablespoon(s) fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
1/2 cup(s) Light Ranch Dressing
1/2 teaspoon(s) sugar
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt1/2 teaspoon(s) freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Heat covered 3-quart saucepan of salted water to boiling on high. Add ditalini pasta and cook 6 minutes. To same saucepot, add carrot and green beans.
Cook 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender-crisp. Drain pasta and vegetables into large colander and rinse with cold water until completely cool.
Transfer pasta and vegetables to large bowl. Add raw kernels, fennel bulb, fennel fronds, red pepper, flat-leaf parsley leaves, Light Ranch Dressing, sugar, salt, black pepper; stir until well combined.

West View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
239 Legris Ave
West Warwick, RI 02893
Tel. 401-828-9000