Jenn's Summer Pasta Salad
I love using up vegetables from my garden as well as vegetables in my fridge that need to be used up. I've made so many variations this summer, the only constant is Garlic Expressions Vinaigrette Dressing.
Ingredients
- 2 oz uncooked pasta any shape
- 1/2 cup red cabbage
- 1 banana pepper
- 1 carrot
- 4 cherry tomatoes
- 1 oz. leftover chicken, shredded
- 3 fresh basil
- 3/4 cup fresh kale
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Expressions vinaigrette
Instructions
- In a medium pot, cook pasta for 10 minutes. I used dinosaur pasta for this version!
- While the pasta is cooking, start chopping veggies. I used vegetables from my garden as well as vegetables that needed to be eaten from my fridge. I also found some leftover chicken, so I added that too!
- Once pasta is cooked, drain and rinse with cold water.
- Add the pasta to the bowl with vegetables, add Garlic Expressions Vinaigrette dressing.
Notes
I've made this variation of pasta salad dozens of times this summer. It's always great when I don't know what to make - once I think pasta salad - I get all excited because it's so delicious.
The STAR of any cold pasta salad I make is Garlic Expressions Vinaigrette! Look for it the next time you are at your store. HERE IS A STORE LOCATOR LINK My store has it on the very top shelf! And if you can't find it - my suggestion is to order it straight from the company - if you try to order on Amazon, some resellers are charging $12 a bottle!
If you order directly from the company - you can get 6 bottles for $26 bottles, and trust me, you will want to stock up on this. I have been gushing over this product for over a year now and start to panic when I'm getting low. It's got the most delicious flavor - I've even tried my hand at making a homemade version, it isn't even close, so I prefer to have the real thing!