Tortellini Salad with Tomatoes and Peas Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pasta Salad Recipes. (Tortellini Salad with Tomatoes and Peas Recipe). This is one of my standard pasta salads for potlucks or parties. It's vegetarian and so good! Don't skimp with the dressing because the tortellini soak up a lot of dressing. I estimated the dressing amounts, so you just need to taste for yourself.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 2hrs30 mins

Total: 3hrs

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Tortellini Salad with Tomatoes and Peas Recipe

Ingredients

3 (12 ounce) packages refrigerated cheese tortellini

½ (10 ounce) package frozen peas

3 tomatoes

chopped

1 cup coarsely grated Parmesan cheese

1 bunch fresh chives

chopped

¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

6 tablespoons olive oil

2 lemons

juiced

1 tablespoon white sugar

¾ teaspoon salt

⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Sweet and Sour Pasta Salad

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook tortellini in boiling water until al dente 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.

Step 2

Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook peas for 2 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.

Step 3

Combine cooled tortellini cooled peas tomatoes Parmesan cheese chives and parsley in a bowl.

Step 4

Combine olive oil lemon juice sugar salt and pepper in a little bowl; the dressing is supposed to taste sour. Pour over tortellini salad and mix well. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Taste before serving and season with salt and pepper if necessary.

Nutritional Information

Tortellini Salad with Tomatoes and Peas Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 451.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 18.7g 37%

Carbohydrates: 54.6g 18%

Dietary Fiber: 4.9g 20%

Sugars: 5.8g

Fat: 19.5g 30%

Saturated Fat: 7g 35%

Cholesterol: 51.1mg 17%

Vitamin A Iu: 1255.7IU 25%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.4mg 11%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 6%

Vitamin C: 33mg 55%

Folate: 29.5mcg 7%

Calcium: 121.9mg 12%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 18.8mg 7%

Potassium: 193mg 5%

Sodium: 694.5mg 28%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 8%

Calories From Fat: 175.5

*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.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.