Pesto Caprese Pasta Salad

Julie Wunder

Pesto Caprese Pasta Salad is a healthy and easy 4 Ingredient Pasta Salad. Made with tender pasta, juicy tomatoes, creamy mozzarella cheese, and your favorite basil pesto this easy vegetarian meal or side dish comes together in a snap for everything from a summer meal to a potluck.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings people

Calories 384 kcal

Ingredients

12 ounces bowtie pasta
2 pints cherry tomatoes
8 ounces fresh mozzarella pearls
1 cup fresh pesto ***
optional: chopped fresh basil
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to the package instructions and set aside to cool.
Once the pasta is cool toss the cherry tomatoes, mozzarella pearls, and fresh pesto together.
Adjust the salt and pepper to taste. If in season toss and garnish with additional fresh chopped basil.

Notes

Use my recipe for fresh Almond Basil Pesto, any of my 8 Perfect Homemade Pestos, or your favorite packaged kind.

Serve this at room temperature or chilled.

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.

Nutrition

Serving: 8gCalories: 384kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 14gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 483mgPotassium: 374mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1395IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 215mgIron: 2mg

Keyword 4 Ingredient Pasta Salad, Caprese Pasta Salad, Pesto Caprese Salad

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