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 mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4
- 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
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 crumblesÂ
Serve chilled