Italian Pasta Salad
A delicious Italian Pasta Salad with a creamy pesto sauce, and lots of fresh flavors. This pasta salad can be served hot or cold, and is garnished with fresh basil.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 666kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounce package penne pasta cooked according to package directions
- 2 cups grape tomatoes halved
- 1 cup fresh mozzarella cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup English cucumber sliced
- 3/4 cup prepared Alfredo sauce
- 1/4 cup prepared basil pesto
- 2 Tbs fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare pasta according to package directions, and set aside to cool if serving as a cold pasta salad. You can toss with a little olive oil to keep noodles from sticking together.
- Slice cucumbers, tomatoes, and mozzarella into bite sized pieces.
- When noodles are cooled, and you are ready to serve, toss pasta, tomatoes, cucumbers, mozzarella, Alfredo, and pesto together, until pasta is well coated and everything is mixed.
- Garnish with fresh basil and enjoy.
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Notes
To make this a complete meal, add grilled chicken.
Serve hot or cold, to serve cold, it is best to wait to add tomatoes until just before serving as they can cause the pasta salad to get soggy.
Serve hot or cold, to serve cold, it is best to wait to add tomatoes until just before serving as they can cause the pasta salad to get soggy.
Nutrition
Calories: 666kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 644mg | Potassium: 488mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1220IU | Vitamin C: 11.1mg | Calcium: 202mg | Iron: 2mg