Pesto Pasta Salad
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Pesto Pasta Salad

NUTRITION · PER SERVING25M COOK
CAL 23%·PRO 30%
CARBS 63G56% OF CAL
10G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC48G OTHER5G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 18G35% OF CAL
3G SAT15G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A light pasta salad tossed with fresh basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, spinach, olives, and seeds. Perfect for picnics and potlucks.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 6
  • 1 pound whole grain pasta (fusilli, rotini, penne or farfalle)
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
  • 3 handfuls baby arugula or spinach
  • Optional cheese: 1/2 cup or more crumbled feta cheese, little mozzarella balls or grated Parmesan
  • Optional additions: 1/2 cup thinly sliced Kalamata olives and/or 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained (or 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas)
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)*
  • 1/2 cup packed fresh basil
  • 1/2 cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley or additional basil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
  • 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
PREP
15M
SODIUM
261MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.