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Pesto pasta salad

Here is a unique pasta dish with green peas, crisp strips of carrots and sliced mushrooms all tossed together with simple bow-tie pasta. Finished with scoops of pesto sauce.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Bow-tie pasta cooked al dente
  • 1 cup Green peas fresh or frozen thawed
  • 1 cup Carrots diced to thin strips
  • 1 cup Mushrooms sliced
  • 1 Jalapeno sliced
  • 1 cup White sauce see link https://nutrosia.com/how-to-the-basics/#whitesauce
  • 2 tbsps Pesto see link https://nutrosia.com/how-to-the-basics/#pestorecipe
  • 2 tbsps Mozzarella crumbles

Instructions

  • Mix all the ingredients except the pesto and toss to combine
  • Add the pesto sauce, check salt and let it rest to absorb the flavors
  • Top with mozzarella cheese crumbles 
  • Serve chilled