Tortellini & Bow Tie Pasta Salad

"This is the best tasting Italian Style Pasta salad I have ever eaten. I received this recipe from a caterer at our church Cyndy Totten, who gave me permission to post her recipes. Cooking time is cooling time in the refrigerator."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 20mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Drain the precooked Tortellini and Bow Tie Pasta in a large colander.
  • Rinse both pastas under cold water until completely cooled.
  • Drain completely and set aside.
  • In a large salad bowl, toss together the Salad Pastas and Vegetables.
  • Add the Dressing and Spices and toss everything well.
  • Refrigerate until time to serve.
  • This salad develops more flavor the longer it refrigerates so it can be made the night before if desired.
  • Lightly toss just prior to serving.

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Reviews

  1. This was a very tasty pasta salad and presented well too. The colors of the fresh veggies mixed with the cream colored pastas made for a pretty bowl. The texture and flavors worked well together. I halfed the recipe and it still made a lot (see my picture). I made it as written down to the seasoning (Salad Supreme) she suggested and used Cardini's italian dressing. I normally don't like Feta but it was good in this salad. This would be great to take to a cookout, potluck or picnic. It is time consuming (prep was one hour) make pasta, cool the pasta, rinse it x2, cut all the veggies, shred the cheese, cut the pepperoni etc but it can be done the night before and then throw it all together.Definitely a good one CarrolJ! Glad the caterer from church allowed you to share. I will certainly make it again. Thanks for posting. Enjoy! ChefDLH
     
  2. i love the tortellini & feta in this! i used a can of rotel diced tomatoes with chilis instead of fresh tomato. i didn't add the green pepper.
     
  3. This reminds me of the salad I sometimes get at the deli in Ingles. I left out the salami to make it vegetarian. I used Italian seasoning, and I used tri-colored shell macaroni. I did add some celery and extra black olives. Thanks! Made for Pick a Chef(PAC) 2011.
     
  4. This is delicious. Just made up a batch for a pool party and I used penne since that's what I had in the house. I also mixed up a bottle of Good Seasons Italian dressing and used that and I added just a bit of red onion. I used the feta with basil and tomato. I did use the salad supreme as well. Easy and will make again. Lots of possibilities with this one.
     
  5. Yummy! I didn't add the green pepper (personal taste), I used low fat salami, and did not add cheddar cheese. I also used canned diced tomato rinsed. Oh, I also added 1/2cup each, frozed peas and corn (just for color). It turned out great! Second servings all around :)
     
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Tweaks

  1. i love the tortellini & feta in this! i used a can of rotel diced tomatoes with chilis instead of fresh tomato. i didn't add the green pepper.
     
  2. I used Olive Garden vinaigrette dressing, a package of cute little mini pepperonis, and McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning. I couldn't find multi-color tortellini (only regular), but that's fine since the salad is already plenty colorful enough.
     

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