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Italian Pasta Salad
EASY Italian Pasta Salad recipe! This vegetarian recipe uses Italian dressing, tri color pasta, fresh cherry tomatoes, celery and arugula! It's the perfect garden Summer salad!
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Italian
Keyword
italian pasta salad, pasta salad recipe, tri color pasta
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
12
minutes
minutes
Total Time
17
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
Calories
293
kcal
Author
Pamela Reed
Ingredients
12
oz
box of tri color penne pasta
1/2
cup
Italian Salad Dressing
4
stalks of celery
chopped up
1
pint
of cherry or grape tomatoes
halved
1 1/2
cup
arugula
1
tablespoon
dried basil
1
tablespoon
dried oregano
1/2
cup
shredded mozzarella
Instructions
Prepare your pasta as directed. Drain.
Put your pasta in a big bowl.
Add your chopped vegetables, salad dressing and dried herbs.
Mix together so everything is coated in salad dressing.
Add in your mozzarella cheese, toss around.
Cover, put in fridge to chill for 2 hours.
Enjoy!
Notes
If your pasta salad looks a little dry when it comes out of the fridge, add a tablespoon of salad dressing and mix.
Nutrition
Calories:
293
kcal