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Pesto Pasta Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Pesto Pasta Salad

14 ingredients 1 hr + 12 min 4 openrecipes
Pesto Pasta Salad

I made this colorful, crunchy, and yes, carb-filled salad for a late lunch yesterday. My mom was visiting and was making a ba...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1032
Calories
62g
Protein
49g
Fat
90g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Mozzarella Cheese 1 oz (28g) 85
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Romaine Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces, weight Short Fusilli Or Rotini (corkscrew) Pasta
  • 1/3 cup Prepared Pesto
  • 1/2 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup Sour Cream
  • 1/4 cup Milk, More For Thinning
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 head (large) Romaine Lettuce, Sliced Into 1-inch Pieces
  • 1 cup Grape Tomatoes, Halved
  • 1/2 cup Black Or Kalamata Olives, Halved
  • 4 ounces, weight Mozzarella Cheese, Cut Into Cubes
  • 4 Tablespoons Pine Nuts (optional)
  • 8 Extra Parmesan, For Sprinkling

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By thepioneerwoman · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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