Green Pesto Pasta Salad
Make this quick and simple Green Pesto Pasta Salad for a lunch sometime soon. Bowtie pasta tossed with a jar of green pesto, sun dried tomatoes and mozzarella pearls. Only 10 minutes to make!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 492kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz bowtie pasta
- 1/4 cup pine nuts lightly toasted
- 1 cup green pesto
- 6 oz mozzarella pearls cut into half
- 1 cup sun dried tomatoes roughly cut into about 1 inch pieces
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese finely grated
Instructions
- Cook pasta in simmering water until al dente, about 8 minutes. Remove from stove and drain. Rinse with cold water and set aside.
- In a small sized skillet, add the pine nuts and set them over medium heat. Toss the pan gently until the pine nuts are lightly toasted. This will take about 3 - 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
- In a large salad bowl combine the cooked pasta, green pesto, mozzarella pearls, sun dried tomatoes, parmesan cheese and the pine nuts (reserving about 1 tablespoon for after). Toss the salad to combine all of the ingredients well. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
- Remove salad from the fridge and top with remaining pine nuts before serving.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Green Pesto Pasta Salad
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 492
Calories from Fat 252
% Daily Value*
Fat 28g43%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 29mg10%
Sodium 675mg29%
Potassium 773mg22%
Carbohydrates 43g14%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 19g38%
Vitamin A 1230IU25%
Vitamin C 7mg8%
Calcium 304mg30%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.