Recipe: Delicious Basil Veggie Pasta Salad

Basil Veggie Pasta Salad. Jump to the Lemon Basil Pasta Salad Recipe with Veggies or read on to see our tips for making it. We got our hands dirty with our very first garden. Being gardening newbies is fun — multiple trips to the nursery for supplies, brand new gardening hats and our recent zen-like acceptance of weeds.

I'd suggest serving it at your next dinner party, potluck or luncheon. Fill a large pot with water, add salt, and place over high heat. Drain pasta and run under cold water until cool. You can cook Basil Veggie Pasta Salad using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Basil Veggie Pasta Salad

It's 1 box of Wacky Mac pasta.
It's 1 pints of Cherry or grape tomato.
Prepare 2 cup of Artichoke hearts not marinated, quartered.
It's 1 can of Extra large black olives sliced up.
It's 1 of Yellow and orange peppers diced up.
Prepare of Dressing.
You need 1 bunch of Fresh Basil.
Prepare 4 clove of Garlic cloves to taste.
It's 1 envelope of Good seasons salad dressing.

While you're waiting for the pasta, wash and chop your veggies! Can You Freeze Italian Pasta Salad ? Not something I would recommend, the freezing process would drastically affect the texture of dish. Pasta salad conjures up a slew of childhood memories for me.

Basil Veggie Pasta Salad instructions

Cook pasta as directed on package..
While pasta is cooking, Slice up all veggies how you like them. I slice the tomatoes in half, quarter the artichoke hearts and dice the peppers. I buy the can of whole olives and slice them myself..
Use a blender or nutribullet to make the dressing. Prepare dressing as directed on the package. Put in garlic cloves and basil. Blend up very will. Pour over pasta add veggies and mix. I just put it in a bowl with a secure lit and shake it up..

Summer weekends with my mom and stepdad were characterized by picnics in Grant Fresh parsley or basil. Now it's time to add in the pesto you created and mix all of these. Enjoy this veggie pesto pasta salad with cucumber, peas, cherry tomatoes and basil for an easy family meal. It's great for a packed lunch or summery picnic. This small, rice-like pasta is ideal for bulking out nutritious salads.