Cold Summer Pasta Salad Recipes

Summer Pasta Salad 03: Pesto Pasta Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Refreshing and full of flavor, this is an easy dish to make vegetarian or gluten-free without having to sacrifice time or flavor. The pesto sauce can be made from scratch if you have the basil and the time, but canned works just as well!

Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad

Great for parties, this pasta salad is not one to miss!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb. rigatoni pasta
• 8 oz. pesto sauce
• 3 oz. sun-dried tomatoes chopped
• 1 c. Parmesan cheese shredded
• ½ c. shelled sunflower seeds if desired

Instructions

 

• Begin by cooking your rigatoni according to the directions on the box. Once again, remember that you're going for al dente, not soft noodles. When they are done cooking, make sure to rinse in cold water before moving on to the next step.
• Next, in your serving bowl, combine all of the ingredients together and toss well. If you'd like to add some cooked chicken, now is the time to do it! Then refrigerate until you're ready to serve.

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