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Cheese Tortellini Italian Pasta Salad

July 23, 2018 By Dawn 6 Comments

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Cheese Tortellini Italian Pasta Salad is an easy side dish that your whole family is sure to fall in love with, super easy to make and so delicious.

Cheese Tortellini Italian Pasta Salad

This cheese tortellini Italian pasta salad is one of our family favorites, we make a few different versions of it, but no matter what version is made it is always a hit.

The whole family went up north the past week. When I say up north I mean Northern Minnesota, we were only about 50 miles from Canada. And when I say the whole family I mean all of our kids, in-law kids, and grandkids. There was 12 of us in all.

Cheese Tortellini Italian Pasta Salad

We were able to book a suite so everyone could stay together. We had a full kitchen in the suite and there was a gas grill at the hotel, so we were able to make all of our meals there.

This pasta dish was served for one of the side dishes while we were there.

And the view from our suite was beautiful! Fun times! Can’t wait until we can do it again!

View of water

Ways to change up this pasta salad:

  • Change out the pasta. Use penne, rigatoni, farfalle…
  • Use red, orange or purple bell peppers
  • Add slices of cucumbers
  • Add slices of pickled banana peppers or pepperoncini
  • If you are in a hurry you can use a bottled dressing, I have and it still makes a tasty pasta dish

These are just a few suggestions.

Cheese Tortellini Italian Pasta Salad

Looking for more pasta dishes? Check these out:

  • Cherry Tomato Basil Angel Hair Pasta
  • Creamy Garlic Pasta
  • One Pot Garlic Shrimp and Pasta

Cheese Tortellini Italian Pasta Salad

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Cheese Tortellini Italian Pasta Salad

Cheese Tortellini Italian Pasta Salad

Cheese Tortellini Italian Pasta Salad is an easy side dish that your whole family is sure to fall in love with, super easy to make and so delicious.
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 309kcal
Author: Dawn

Ingredients

  • 19 ounces Cheese Tortellini
  • 8 ounces cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 1/4 cup red onion thinly sliced
  • 8 ounces mozzarella cheese cubed
  • 6 ounces pepperoni cut into quarters

Dressing

  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Cook the cheese tortellini using the directions on the package. Once the pasta is cooked rinse and cool.
  • While the tortellini is cooking/cooling prepare the rest of the ingredients. Once the tortellini is cooled combine with all of the ingredients except for the ingredients for the dressing. Mix well.
  • Prepare the dressing. Add the minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Add the vinegar and yellow mustard and whisk together with the dry ingredients. Whisk in the olive oil.  Add the Parmesan cheese and whisk in.
  • Pour about 1/2 of the dressing over the pasta salad and mix until the everything is coated. Save the other half and add just before serving. The pasta will absorb the dressing, so adding the other half of the dressing just before serving will help so that the salad is not too dry when serving.

Notes

Calories are an estimate 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 309kcal
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  1. angiesrecipes

    July 24, 2018 at 12:45 am

    Looks absolutely delicious and comforting!

    Reply
  2. John / Kitchen Riffs

    July 24, 2018 at 6:13 pm

    It’s pretty country where you were! And this is a pretty pasta salad — looks incredibly tasty, too. Thanks!

    Reply
  3. David @ Spiced

    July 25, 2018 at 6:42 am

    That sounds like a wonderful vacation, Dawn! Did you swim out to that island in the photo? And as far as the pasta salad, two thumbs up! I am a huge fan of tortellini, and I love the other ingredients in this one, too!

    Reply
    • Dawn

      July 25, 2018 at 7:07 am

      It was a fun vacation. No swimming, the water was freezing cold. Thanks David.

      Reply
  4. Sherri @ WatchLearnEat

    July 25, 2018 at 1:07 pm

    5 stars
    This looks delicious, Dawn! Love how easy it is to put together! I would just swap out the tortellini for a GF version and we’re good to go…though you do have me thinking about adding those banana peppers you mentioned…love this summer side! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Reeni

    July 30, 2018 at 6:18 pm

    That sounds so fun and your pasta salad looks delicious! I’m a big fan of all those Italian flavors! My favorites.

    Reply

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