PESTO PASTA SALAD RECIPE WITH BACON, MOZZARELLA, AND TOMATOES – Summer Picnic -Fifteen Spatulas
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Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe:
Ingredients:
5 strips thick-cut bacon
1/2 lb cherry tomatoes
1/2 lb fresh mozzarella
1 lb bowtie pasta (or your favorite, like shells, penne, etc)
1 cup fresh basil pesto
salt
Directions:
Place the bacon in a skillet and cook for about 10 minutes over medium heat, flipping every couple of minutes, until crispy and browned. Drain on a paper towel and blot any excess oil. Chop into bite sized pieces and set aside.
Cut the cherry tomatoes into bite sized pieces, either in half or into quarters. Cut the fresh mozzarella into bite sized cubes. Set aside.
Boil the pasta in salted water according to package instructions, about 10 minutes, then drain well. Return the pasta to the pot and stir in the basil pesto until the pasta is evenly coated. Finally, stir in the bacon bits, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella, and stir to coat. Serve and enjoy!
You can eat the pasta salad at room temperature, cold, or slightly warmed in the microwave. It tastes great all ways!
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Made this cold for lunch! My family loved it! Pesto and bacon together always wins in my book! Thanks!
This looks amazing! I love your videos 🙂 Mac & Cheese recipe next?
Lovely Channel, trust you watch my one too. Thank you!
I am so gonna try this it looks so good
Hi Joanne! I made this for a family get together this weekend and it was a big hit! The only thing is that the mozzarella melted throughout the salad – I guess my pasta was too hot!
I made this and it was DELICIOUS. My dad and boyfriend both liked it, thanks a lot!
Can I substitute the bacon for something else? I'm allergic to pork, unfortunately.
Made this for dinner today and OMG so delicious! Thank you for sharing so many yummy recipes! 😊👌🍴
Just made this for dinner tonight. yum ! First time I have ever made anything with pesto.
looks delish! Thanks for sharing :)
Are you on skype or Facebook think maybe we can have a slight conversation about some food I'm also Italian as well and I'll be working at a restaurant called Toscano Divino here in Miami its on YouTube there's a couple videos on it but I really love your videos and your flavors and congratulations on a job well done and your YouTube channel it's nice to know that individuals like yourself are showcasing great food to the world in a way that we could never do 10 years ago
Awsome flavors
I made this today and it was delicious! I added grated onion and grated carrot to it. Thanks for the recipe.
looks like one of the more tasty pesto recipes… pesto has a REALLY strong taste to it…
I have all of these ingredients in my house right now somehow. It's a sign that I should make this today.
Didn't know those were called bowties. Fun(?) fact: in the Netherlands they're called butterflies.
Hi Joanne. Loved this pasta salad. You come across as an easy going person and so are your recipes. Nothing fancy. Simple light bites, quick to make with a high portability value. This picnic series is so much fun, to watch. Thanks.
it looks soo good!!
Will grilled tomatoes(or any other cooked tomatoes) would be good in this? My mom can't eat raw tomatoes.
How do you prevent the pesto from
Browning? I made pesto in the past and it got brown really quickly..,..
You guys are soo cute together! I will love if you guys make more videos together in the future!