Penne Pesto Pasta Salad recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

285.2 calories
carbohydrate: 24.8 g
cholesterol: 29.2 mg
fat: 15.8 g
fiber: 2.1 g
protein: 11.2 g
saturatedFat: 6.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 269.4 mg
sugar: : -
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water, just until al dente, about 7 to 9 minutes. Drain.

  2. 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.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Penne pasta is tossed with basil pesto, mozzarella pearls, cherry tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and black olives for a colorful and delicious pasta salad.

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