Steps to Make Healthy Pasta Recipes Pesto

Penne Pesto Pasta Salad

Name: Steps to Make Healthy Pasta Recipes Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings

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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 | Healthy Pasta Recipes Pesto

1 (8 ounce) package truRoots® Ancient Grains Organic Penne

½ cup prepared fresh basil pesto

1 (8 ounce) container mozzarella pearls (perline)*

1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained

4 sprigs Fresh basil sprigs, for garnish

Directions

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 | Healthy Pasta Recipes Pesto

prep: 10 mins cook: 15 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 servings

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