Description
Marry Me Pasta Salad is a delightful pasta dish featuring cheese tortellini, fresh vegetables, and a creamy dressing that’s perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 19 ounces cheese tortellini boiled, drained, cooled
- 1 Cup cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ Cup sundried tomatoes chopped
- ¼ Cup basil leaves
- ¼ Cup parmesan cheese shredded
- 2 Cups baby spinach
- Dressing:
- 1/2 Cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 Cup sour cream
- 1/2 Cup italian dressing
- 1/3 Cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1 Tablespoon oil from sun dried tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 Cup fresh basil leaves chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine your pasta, cherry tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, basil, cheese and spinach.
- In a mixing bowl combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, italian dressing, parmesan cheese, oil, garlic, basil leaves, red pepper flake, salt and pepper.
- Whisk to combine.
- Gently fold the dressing over the pasta mixture.
- Chill for 4 hours.
- Garnish with more tomatoes and basil, serve!
Notes
- This salad can be made a day in advance to enhance the flavors.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 30mg