Speedway Pasta Salad

I was perusing Betty Crocker's website again and found a delightful sounding pasta salad. The husband and I are big fans of pasta salads, so when I saw this one I was really excited to try it. Of course there are several things about the original recipe that the husband doesn't like, so a few changes had to be made. You can find the original recipe at the Betty Crocker website. Here is the recipe with my changes:

Speedway Pasta Salad (6 servings at 3 point a piece)

1 package (16 ounces) wagon wheel pasta or rotini pasta
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 cup fat free Italian dressing
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 tablespoon fresh dried oregano leaves or 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
5 roma (plum) tomatoes, coarsely chopped (1 1/2 cups)
1 large peeled or unpeeled cucumber, coarsely chopped (1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup chopped carrots

1 . Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
2 . Mix tomato sauce, dressing, basil, and oregano in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and toss.
3 . Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled, but no longer than 48 hours.

I really enjoyed the tomato sauce mixed in with the Italian dressing; it was a really nice touch. The salad overall turned out great and very refreshing, the way a pasta salad should :)