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Pesto Pasta Salad

This Pesto Pasta Salad is so tasty and easy to make!

Course Main Course
Prep Time 24 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Author Sonja Sarr

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked pasta of choice like corkscrew or bow tie 
  • 1/4 cup pesto go here for a dairy-free pesto
  • 1-2 cups spinach
  • 1 1/2 cups broccoli chopped
  • 1 bell pepper sliced or diced
  • 1/2 cup whole cherry tomatoes
  • 1/4 medium red onion sliced into rings
  • 1/4 cup pepperoni salami, or meat of choice
  • optional 1/4 cup cubed cheese of choice

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  2. While cooking pasta, cut, slice and dice vegetables as desired.
  3. In a large bowl toss pasta, pesto, meat and veggies until thoroughly combined.  Taste and add more pesto or other ingredients as desired. 
  4. Refrigerate leftovers for up to three days. 

Recipe Notes

  • If you are planning to eat on the salad for a few days, keep the bell pepper on the side.