Rotini with Sun-dried Tomatoes & Basil

Submitted by CountryLady

"With a "no-cook" sauce, this is a perfect week night dish for the chef who also works outside of the home! Just toss a salad while the pasta is cooking."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 7 cups rotini pasta or 7 cups pasta, of your choice
• 2⁄3 cup finely chopped drained sun-dried tomato packed in oil
• 1⁄2 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or 2 tablespoons green onions
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• salt

directions

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but firm, 8- 10 minutes or according to package directions.
2. Drain well, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid.
3. Return pasta to pot.
4. Add remaining ingredients including reserved liquid& toss to coat.
5. Serve immediately as pasta waits for nobody!

Reviews

[Dr. Jenny]

We really enjoyed this tasty, fresh, easy to prepare pasta salad. I followed all directions and ingredients as posted, with the exception that I used a blend of romano and parmesan cheese (as I was running out of parm). I ended up serving the pasta salad as a cold salad. However, having tried some of it warm before I placed it in the fridge, I would definitely say that warm is the way to go and that it may have lost something once served cold (though it was still good). Thanks for a nice lunch that everyone enjoyed.

 

[Carryberry]

This recipe was pretty tasty. I didn't have any parlsey and I omitted the parm (vegan) and it was still very good. I could definitely imagine olives in it and even served cold as a pasta salad.

 

[julielenore]

This recipe was so easy and so good! I added chickpeas for protien (I am a vegetarian) and some black olives. I didn't have the tomatoes packed in oil so i used the dried kind. My whole family loved it! We will be eating this dish often.

 

[carole in orlando]

Very nice pasta! I used Mirj's oven dried tomatoes and added some red pepper flakes for a little heat. We loved it, I used more than 2/3 cup of the tomatoes and used regular onions as i didn't have green onions and it was just fine. Thanks, Carole in Orlando

 

[ellie_]

Delicious -- I picked this recipe because I bought a jar of sun-dried tomatoes (packed in oil) and didn't know how to use them -- am I glad I picked this recipe to try them out -- delicious and supper couldn't be easier! I made a few changes in order to use my garden herbs by using oregano (instead of basil), cilantro (instead of parsley) and I also used the chives option. I also added one piece of leftover chicken cut up to the rest of the ingredients. Thanks for sharing!