Easy Tortellini Pesto Salad

Name: Easy Tortellini Pesto Salad
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients:  2 10 oz. bags refrigerated tortellini pasta, your favorite kind;  14 cup fresh mozzarella diced into cubes;  ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved;  ¼ cup basil sliced into ribbons;  ¼ cup prepared pesto or more to taste;  1 Tbsp. olive oil or more as needed;  Salt and pepper to taste

3 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:33:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories6883.8 kcal (344%)

Total Fat436.2 g (623%)

Carbs305.4 g (117%)

Sugars24 g (27%)

Protein430.3 g (861%)

Sodium13066.6 mg (653%)

Fiber12.8 g (46%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

2 x 10 oztortellini pasta

bags, refrigerated, your favorite kind

14 cupfresh mozzarella

diced into cubes

½ cupcherry tomatoes

halved

¼ cupbasil

sliced into ribbons

¼ cuppesto

prepared, or more to taste

1 Tbspolive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Prepare pasta as directed on packaging. Drain and rinse with cold water, set aside.

Step 2

Combine tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, pesto and olive oil. Mix to combine.

Step 3

Pour in pasta to pesto mixture and lightly toss, careful not to break tortellini. Add more pesto or olive oil as needed. Cover and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.