Friday, June 20, 2025

Tortellini and Bowtie Pasta Salad with Vegetables

I hosted book club Monday but we were up north the whole weekend so I needed to make a dish that I could start in the camper and finish when we got home Monday afternoon. It's basically a "boil some pasta and throw in whatever veg you want" kinda recipe! Another of my non-recipe recipes haha. Andddd I forgot to take a picture - it looks like pasta with vegetables in Italian dressing, sorry! I will make it again and update when I do!

Change as you see fit - this is what I did:

  • 1 package dried 3-cheese tortellini, cooked al dente
  • 1 box mini bowties, cooked al dente
  • asparagus stalks (I used a handful), blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes then run under cool water to cool, chopped into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 small bag frozen corn, thawed (note: I put the corn in a colander and pour the hot water from the pasta over top of it)
  • marinated grill artichokes, cut into bite-sized pieces, save the liquid
  • marinated small mozzarella balls, quartered, save the oil
  • cherry tomatoes, halved - as many as you want
  • chopped green onion stems (the green part), as many as you want
  • Italian dressing (I love Olive Garden lite Italian bottled dressing
  • kosher salt, black pepper 
Put the cooked pasta in a large bowl; add all the vegetables and toss to combine. Add the oil and seasonings from the marinated mozzarella balls and stir together to combine. Add about 1/2 bottle of the Italian dressing, stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Taste the salad and adjust seasonings, add more Italian if needed; I also added some of the liquid from the marinated grilled artichokes. 

Note: this made a LOT of pasta salad, seriously 2 large bowls worth - we loved the salad but it was never ending so I was pawning it off to anyone I saw for the next few days! Fortunately it tasted great since I ate it for breakfast and lunch multiple times!

2nd note: our book was "Friends with Secrets" if anyone is curious. I thought it was ok, it's def readable but I didn't love the plot line - other people really liked it tho.  I'd give 3 ⭐️


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