Pesto Pasta Salad

Submitted by bunnee

"This is our new favorite mayo-based pasta salad. What could be easier than using pesto from a jar?"

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 cups dry large farfalle pasta (bowtie)
• 1⁄3 cup prepared basil pesto (I use Classico)
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 cup frozen baby peas

directions

1. Bring large pot of water to boil, add pasta, and cook over high heat for 9 minutes. Then add frozen peas to the water in which the pasta's cooking, and cook an additional 4 minutes.
2. Remove from heat immediately, and rinse with plenty of cold water. Drain well. Place in large mixing bowl, and toss with remaining ingredients. Spoon into serving dish and chill.

Reviews

[Gabriel R.]

This was pretty good -- came together quickly and easily, very flavorful. I went by the recipe exactly, but next time I would drop the lemon juice down to 1 tsp, since it did come out just a wee bit too sharp.

 

[jeanniel]

I was chosen to bring a salad to an office potluck and thought this might be nice for a change. Everyone raved over this! Next time I'll double it. BTW, I followed the recipe to the tee and didn't even notice the lemon juice. Respectfully, maybe the other person used too much. Couldn't find Classico pesto, so I used Flora. This really was delicious. Also, instructions were very clear for ingredient cooking times. This will be a staple next summer.

 

[Pamela]

I doubled the recipe to take this salad to a family BBQ. I found the lemon juice overpowered the dressing and i had to add some additonal mayo to make it taste better. I used epicure selections pesto mix made as directed and it worked well.