Lunchbox Pasta Salad

Name: Lunchbox Pasta Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: ½ tsp fine salt; 8 oz. Fusilli or Rotini pasta; 3 Tbsp olive oil, divided; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried basil; 1 garlic clove, minced; ¼ tsp ground black pepper; 1 yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced; ½ pint grape tomatoes, quartered; 1 cup broccoli, cooked, chilled, and coarsely chopped; 6 oz mozzarella cheese quartered

6 steps

Prep:30min

Updated at: Mon, 09 Jun 2025 02:01:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories459.5 kcal (23%)

Total Fat21.2 g (30%)

Carbs49.3 g (19%)

Sugars3.3 g (4%)

Protein18.2 g (36%)

Sodium514.2 mg (26%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

½ tspfine salt

8 ozFusilli pasta

or Rotini

3 Tbspolive oil

divided

1 Tbspred wine vinegar

1 tspdried oregano

1 tspdried basil

1garlic clove

minced

¼ tspground black pepper

1yellow bell pepper

cored, seeded, and diced

0.5 pintgrape tomatoes

quartered

1 cupbroccoli

cooked, chilled, and coarsely chopped

6 ozmozzarella cheese

quartered

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a medium (4-quart) pot of water to a boil over high heat.

Step 2

Add a pinch of salt, if you like, and cook the pasta al dente according to the directions on the package.

Step 3

Drain, then transfer it to a large bowl, toss with 1 teaspoon of the oil and let cool completely.

Step 4

In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons of olive oil, the vinegar, oregano, basil, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the black pepper until well combined.

Step 5

Add the bell pepper, tomatoes, broccoli, mozzarella and the dressing to the pasta, and toss to combine.

Step 6

Serve right away, or refrigerate until needed.