Name: Roasted Veggie Pasta Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 zucchini (diced); ½ red onion (diced); 1 yellow squash (diced); 1 small bunch asparagus (sliced); 1 red bell pepper (diced); salt and pepper (to taste); 16 ounces rotini pasta; 8 ounces balsamic vinaigrette

This Roasted Veggie Pasta Salad is the best way to eat your vegetables. It is quick, healthy, simple, and tastes delicious. Even your picky eaters are going to love this one.

This Roasted Veggie Pasta Salad is a fun twist on a traditional pasta salad is the perfect way to get some of those vegetables into your body, and enjoy them.

If you have veggie haters at your house, we just found the answer to your problem. This roasted vegetable pasta salad, is a great way to eat roasted veggies.

Feel free to change it up by adding your favorite veggies, or take it from a side dish to a main dish with some protein.

Ingredients needed to make Roasted Veggie Pasta Salad:

Close up of Roasted Veggie Pasta Salad in a salad bowl

Zucchini
Red Onion
Yellow Squash
Asparagus
Red Bell Pepper
Salt and Pepper
Rotini Pasta
Balsamic Vinaigrette

How to make Roasted Veggie Pasta Salad:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line large baking sheet or sheet pan with tin foil or parchment paper.

Spread out chopped bite-sized pieces of vegetables on baking sheet in a single layer and sprinkle with salt and pepper
Roast vegetables for 12-15 minutes or until softened, and beginning to brown.

While vegetables are cooking, prepare pasta in a large pot of salted water according to package directions al dente. Drain pasta water.
In a large bowl, toss together pasta and cooked vegetables.

Bottle of Briannas creamy balsamic dressing

Pour balsamic dressing over salad and toss until all vegetables and noodles are coated. Feel free to add more or less dressing to your liking.
Serve immediately at room temperature and store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
We love this salad the next day when the dressing has soaked into all the vegetables.

Could I use any kind of noodle to make this pasta salad recipe?

For this recipe, we used rotini pasta, but you could easily switch it up and use any pasta you have on hand, or one that your kids love.

We also like using:

Bow Tie Pasta
Spaghetti
Shell
Cavatappi
Penne Pasta
Rotelle
Orzo Pasta
Chickpea Pasta

Really any pasta you have on hand will work great, but we have found that the short pasta is easiest for little eaters to stab or scoop with their fork.

Add-ins we love in this cold pasta salad:

Cherry Tomatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Can of Chickpeas
Parmesan Cheese
Ham
Turkey
Grilled Chicken
Fresh Basil Leaves
Lemon Juice
Balsamic Vinegar or Apple Cider Vinegar
Red Pepper Flakes

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Serves: 8