Tomato and Mozzarella Pasta
photo by KateL
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 lb grape tomatoes, halved
- 4 ounces bocconcini, halved (small mozzarella balls)
- 1⁄2 cup basil, torn
- 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 lb rigatoni pasta
- 1 cup chicken, cooked and shredded
directions
- In a serving bowl mix together first 5 ingredients (tomatoes - oil). Let stand 10 minutes.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
- Add pasta and chicken to the tomato mixture, tossing.
- Season with salt and pepper and top with basil, if desired.
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Reviews
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A winner at our house! DH forgave me for no tomato-ey sauce because the pasta was hot and our substituted shrimp (Recipe#91632) were also hot. I can't believe how fast this dinner came together, and half a recipe was just right for the 2 of us. We loved the taste sensation from mixing the 2 recipes; it worked very well for us! Made for Please Review My Recipe tag game.
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This is a really nice light pasta dish that is perfect for summer. I loved the combination of mozzarella, basil and tomato with the pasta. Leaving out the chicken this easily becomes vegetarian and is still super satisfying.<br/>I used a pesto sauce instead of fresh basil as I was out of the latter and that way the pasta stayed creamy and yummy after cooling, too. We ate the leftovers cold and loved it. Im sure this would make a great pasta salad for potlucks.<br/>Thanks for sharing this keeper, ellie!<br/>Made and reviewed for Veggie Swap #61 August 2013.
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This is a really nice light pasta dish that is perfect for summer. I loved the combination of mozzarella, basil and tomato with the pasta. Leaving out the chicken this easily becomes vegetarian and is still super satisfying.<br/>I used a pesto sauce instead of fresh basil as I was out of the latter and that way the pasta stayed creamy and yummy after cooling, too. We ate the leftovers cold and loved it. Im sure this would make a great pasta salad for potlucks.<br/>Thanks for sharing this keeper, ellie!<br/>Made and reviewed for Veggie Swap #61 August 2013.
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