Pantry Pasta Salad

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pasta Salad Recipes. (Pantry Pasta Salad). This is a quick and delicious recipe from staples in my pantry. It is a hearty pasta salad great as a main dish or side and is perfect for potlucks or anytime you are in a pinch for time. You can't go wrong with this recipe. In season (and on hand) cherry tomatoes would be an excellent addition, as would fresh herbs from your garden. Any cheese would work and diced salami or browned pancetta would be great in here. Be careful not to over-salt your water. The artichokes, olives, dressing, and cheese add lots of salty goodness.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Pantry Pasta Salad

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans

drained

1 (13.75 ounce) canartichoke hearts

drained and diced

1 ½ cups frozen green peas

½ cup diced black olives

½ red onion

diced

1 (16 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta

1 ½ cups diced queso blanco cheese

1 (12 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing (such as Girard's® Olde Venice)

cracked black pepper to taste

Thai-Inspired Pasta Salad

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Combine garbanzo beans artichoke hearts frozen peas black olives and red onion in a large salad bowl.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the bow tie pasta at a boil stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite about 12 minutes; drain.

Step 3

Mix still-warm pasta into garbanzo bean mixture. Fold queso blanco cheese into salad; add Italian salad dressing and toss to coat. Season to taste with cracked black pepper. Set salad aside until peas thaw and flavors blend about 5 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Pantry Pasta Salad

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 399.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 14.6g 29%

Carbohydrates: 52.9g 17%

Dietary Fiber: 5.4g 22%

Sugars: 5.9g

Fat: 15.3g 24%

Saturated Fat: 3.9g 19%

Cholesterol: 12mg 4%

Vitamin A Iu: 822.3IU 16%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.5mg 27%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 16%

Vitamin C: 10.7mg 18%

Folate: 125.8mcg 32%

Calcium: 139.3mg 14%

Iron: 2.7mg 15%

Magnesium: 42.7mg 15%

Potassium: 241.1mg 7%

Sodium: 1042.3mg 42%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 137.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.