Tortellini Salad
I am ordering you to make this salad SOON! This was awesome!!!! It was my turn to bring lunch for the girls at work, I wanted something simple and quick. And thought a pasta salad sounded great.This recipe did NOT let down. I doubled this recipe and there was 5 of us eating and it was completely gone.
You have to make this for your next cookout!
Tortellini Salad (From: Taste of Home)
- 2 packages (9 ounces each) refrigerated tricolor cheese tortellini
- 4 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
- 1 can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained and halved
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup cubed part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 cup balsamic vinaigrette
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the tortellini, chicken, olives, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt and pepper. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss to coat.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and toss.
May 23rd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Mmmm this would be great to take to the BBQ tomorrow! Great idea Carrie!
May 23rd, 2009 at 10:09 pm
This looks awesome – I love tortellini!
May 24th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
This looks really good, I have a great tortellini salad on my blog. It was served at my daughter’s wedding…..afterwards when we were back at work, other nurses would ask the people that attended the wedding how it was, the answer was always how outstanding the food was. HAHA! Generally that was met with exasperation! They all wanted to know how the bride and groom looked, the flowers decorating the church and reception, etc. But most of the gals would tell the others how wonderful the food was, the tortellini recipe was secured and has been distributed for the past 9 years since she married! I’m trying this one, it looks really good, thanks for sharing it.
May 25th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Wow, that really does sound AMAZING!!! What a nice change from traditional pasta salad, and such a simple summer supper! I’m going to make this soon!
May 26th, 2009 at 9:48 am
I never put cheese in my pasta salads – and really, I should!
June 26th, 2009 at 4:14 am
I’m gonna have to try making this, and soon
Maybe for our July 4th get-together? Looks and sounds absolutely delicious!!! Thanks for sharing!