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Penne Pesto Pasta Salad
In this pasta salad, we've got cooked pasta, chicken, sun dried tomato, baby spinach, tomatoes and but as with most pasta salad recipes, this is adaptable to what you've got on hand or whatever you cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water per packet directions.
Recipe Summary Penne Pesto Pasta Salad
Penne pasta is tossed with basil pesto, mozzarella pearls, cherry tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and black olives for a colorful and delicious pasta salad.Ingredients | Pasta Salad Seasoning Packet
1 (8 ounce) package truRoots® Ancient Grains Organic Penne
Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water, just until al dente, about 7 to 9 minutes. Drain.
Combine pasta and pesto in large bowl. Stir in mozzarella, tomatoes, Parmesan and olives. Chill until ready to serve. Serve garnished with basil sprigs, if desired.
*Mozzarella Pearls (perline) are pearl-sized portions of cheese. Mozzarella Pearls can be substituted by cutting an 8 ounce mozzarella ball (pallini) into 84 pieces.
Info | Pasta Salad Seasoning Packet
prep:
10 mins
cook:
15 mins
total:
25 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 servings
