For an easy side dish or even a light meal, make this Italian Tortellini Salad recipe. It is so simple to make and can be made in advance and stored in an airtight container until you are ready to serve it.
We made ours with a more traditional Italian dressing, but if you want to spice things up a bit, you can always use the zesty Italian dressing, maybe even a shake or two of some red pepper flakes!
All you need is to cook the pasta, combine it in a large bowl with the rest of the ingredients and you have yourself a s simple Italian pasta salad.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Italian tortellini pasta salad, you need the following ingredients:
- Cheese tortellini (I used Buitoni Mixed Cheese because I liked the coloring)
- Italian dressing (you can use one from the grocery store or a simple homemade Italian dressing)
- Red bell pepper diced
- Black olives drained and diced
- Artichoke hearts drained and diced
- Mozzarella cheese cubed
- Shredded parmesan cheese
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Italian Tortellini Salad
- Cook tortellini according to package instructions for al dente and let it cool.
- Combine tortellini, dressing, pepper, olives, artichokes and Mozzarella. Stir until everything is coated with dressing.
- Top with Parmesan Cheese.
- Refrigerate at least two hours (or overnight). Serve cold.
Recipe Notes
This is a great basis for a salad. But what is nice is that really with salad you can do any and all the things you like and that you think will taste good! Here are a few suggestions of ingredients to make the perfect side dish when it comes to a salad: red onion, olive oil, bell peppers, fresh herbs (such as dill, basil, and rosemary), green onion, red wine vinegar, chopped banana peppers, and cherry tomatoes. Basically any cooked pasta (for a cold pasta salad) and all of the fresh veggies you want!
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Italian Tortellini Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 20 ounces tortellini, (I used Buitoni Mixed Cheese because I liked the coloring)
- 1 (20 ounce) bottle italian dressing
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 (6 ounce) can olives, drained and diced
- 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and diced
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, cubed
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook tortellini according to package directions and let it cool.
- Combine tortellini, dressing, pepper, olives, artichokes and Mozzarella. Stir until everything is coated with dressing.
- Top with Parmesan Cheese.
- Refrigerate at least two hours (or overnight). Serve cold.
Notes
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I made this for dinner tonight. Took 10 minutes, and it was very good.
I used Kalamata olives instead of black olives because I already had a jar open, roasted red peppers from a jar and shredded mozzarella. I used only about 1/4 cup of Italian dressing because I thought an entire jar would make it too oily. I think that was a good decision. Also, I served it warm instead of cold. The tortellini was the Buitoni “fresh” torts.
Is there a brand of artichoke hearts you recommend?
You can use whatever brand you find at your local grocery store. We like Mezzetta but have liked the Del Monte adn Caramia brand as well.