For summer parties and entertaining, this Classic Italian Pasta Salad is a pasta lover's dream. It comes together in less than 20 minutes, can be served family style or portioned out and is packed with flavor. Toss 3 Italian Beef Chomps Sticks into the mix and you've got yourself a pasta packed with 27g of protein.
Ingredients:
- 16oz bow tie pasta
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- ½ cup basil
- 1 thinly sliced red onion
- 1 6oz can of black olives
- 1 container of small mozzarella balls
- 3 chopped Italian Beef Chomps Sticks
Dressing:
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup champagne vinegar
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- ¼ cup parmesan
- Salt and pepper
Directions:
1. Make pasta and then add in all of the ingredients from cherry tomatoes (sliced) to Chomps sticks last.
2. Next make the dressing in a blender or small mason jar and then pour over salad and mix together. Serve between 2 bowls.
Photos by Kaitlin Yocom
