Pasta salad pesto

This easy-to-make Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad shines with fresh ingredients and tons of flavor. It's a lovely quick lunch or dinner, and is a terrific go-to for any warm-weather BBQ, potluck, or picnic. Easy to make ahead, and it only gets better with a day in the fridge.

Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad (without Mayo)

This Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad is everything you always wished your cookout side dish could be. It's loaded up with flavorful ingredients like sun-dried tomatoes, peppery arugula, and fresh mozzarella balls, and tossed in a creamy pesto dressing that will make your mouth water just thinking about it.

A light, bright and flavorful twist on pasta salad. Studded with tender bites of chicken and a host of fresh veggies, this salad is great for make-ahead lunches or a light dinner.

Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe

This Pesto Rigatoni Pasta Salad with Parmesan is the perfect easy dinner with tons of leftovers. It is quick to make and uses simple and nutritious ingredients.

This pesto pasta salad is ready in under 30 minutes and makes for the perfect summer side dish. It's always a crowd-pleaser!

Pesto Pasta Salad ingredients.

Use a blender to cream the avocado with the almond milk for a smooth and healthy sauce that coats the cooked pasta. Add more almond milk as needed.

Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad- Pasta, mozzarella, arugula, pine nuts, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted red pepper, & beans all tossed in creamy pesto sauce!

Corn Pasta Salad with Bacon and Creamy Pesto Dressing takes only 30 minutes and makes a beautiful appetizer, light meal, or even dinner! This crowd-pleasing side dish is perfect for sharing and bringing to picnics, potlucks, BBQs, or parties. #idobbq #bbq #pastasalad #summersalad #cornsalad

Cold pasta salads are perfect for picnics, potlucks, and parties. Quite fast and easy to put together, cold pasta salads can also be served as a tasty entrée or side for lunch or dinner. They're

A delicious and creamy pasta salad that's good for you, too. This healthy chicken pesto pasta salad makes the perfect high protein lunch.

A lemony, herby pasta salad with asparagus, peas, arugula, bacon & parmesan. It’s tossed in a pesto vinaigrette and makes for the perfect spring dinner recipe!

Summer is all about pasta salad! This pesto pasta salad is a new favorite in our household. Al dente pasta is tossed with crispy bacon, tomatoes, mozzarella, and arugula in a creamy pesto dressing. Perfect for your next bbq or party!

Recipe video above. Don't skimp on pesto, and don't be shy with olive oil. If you do, you'll end up staring at a mound of flavour-lacking, dry pesto pasta salad, thinking "darn it, I should have just followed the recipe!".PS Just 2 tablespoons of mayo is the secret here. Just gives an edge of creaminess without weighing it down, plus significantly improves the quality of next-day leftovers - prevents it from drying out.TIP: Homemade pesto obviously rules here, but if you need to resort to…