Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad
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Recipe type: Cooking for a Crowd, Wornight Dinners
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 16 ounces uncooked bow tie pasta
  • ¼ cup pesto sauce, homemade or store-bought
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
  • 1 cup small fresh mozzarella balls (pearls)
  • 2 leaves fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain.
  2. Mix pesto, olive oil, salt, granulated garlic, and black pepper in a bowl; add rotini. Toss to coat. Fold in tomatoes, mozzarella, and fresh basil.
Recipe by In Good Taste at https://ingoodtaste.kitchen/caprese-pesto-pasta-salad/