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Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

06/22/15 | Dinner, Recipes, Salad, Sides

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This Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad is a sneaky way to work veggies into your kids diets. #RonzoniSummer #ad #Pmedia

I don’t know about you, but I have some kids that absolutely love vegetables and some that don’t. I have a son that will steal the tomatoes from the cutting board as I work and I have a daughter that absolutely hates them. So I have to get creative when making food for my kids to make sure they are getting enough veggies into their diets. The Garden Delight Ronzoni Tricolor Pasta is the perfect way to sneak those veggies onto their plates.

Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

My family loves Caprese, even my daughter who hates tomatoes will eat Caprese. So I thought I would make a Caprese Pasta Salad for dinner the other night. I ran over to Wal-Mart and grabbed a few ingredients.

Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

Garden Delight Ronzoni Tricolor Pasta, tomatoes, basil, mozzarella cheese,  and Kraft Balsamic Vinaigrette. Simple, healthy and light ingredients are what makes this pasta salad so good.

I love the fact that my kids will be getting one serving of vegetables with every 4 ounces of the pasta that they eat. I like being sneaky! You can get the Garden Delight Ronzoni at most Wal-Marts, but here is a link to the product locator website so you can find some at a store near you.

You can save $1.00 off any two Garden Delight items by clipping a coupon from most newspapers on June 28, 2015 or $0.55 off with an in store coupon at Wal-Mart starting today, June 22, 2015. Offer expires August 2, 2015 (while supplies last).

Now let’s get started!

Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

  • 1 – 12 oz box Ronzoni Garden Delight Tricolor Rotini
  • 4 roma tomatoes
  • about 10 basil leaves
  • 8 oz Kraft Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese

Cook pasta according to package directions. While the pasta is boiling, dice the tomatoes (removing the seeds first), mozzarella cheese and basil.

Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

Drain the pasta then toss with cold water to keep it from sticking together and to help cool it off.

Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

Add the pasta to a large serving bowl.

Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

Add the tomatoes, cheese, and basil to the pasta and stir.

Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

Pour 1/2 bottle of the Balsamic Vinaigrette and stir to coat pasta.

Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

Serve chilled. Makes about 8 cups.

Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

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Light and Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 - 12 oz box Ronzoni Garden Delight Tricolor Rotini
  • 4 roma tomatoes
  • about 10 basil leaves
  • 1/2 bottle Kraft Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. While the pasta is boiling, dice the tomatoes (removing the seeds first), mozzarella cheese and basil. Drain the pasta then toss with cold water to keep it from sticking together and to help cool it off. Add the pasta to a large serving bowl. Add the tomatoes, cheese, and basil to the pasta and stir. Pour 1/2 bottle of the Balsamic Vinaigrette and stir to coat pasta. Serve chilled. Makes about 8 cups.
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  1. Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal says

    June 23, 2015 at 8:54 am

    This looks and sounds great! It will be perfect for our next family party!!

    Reply
  2. Meagan says

    June 23, 2015 at 9:31 am

    This is wonderful and looks delicious too! It is to hard to get kids to eat their veggies so any way to sneak them in is great. I love the pasta with it too. Looks like this dinner idea would be a big hit at my house.

    Reply
  3. Anne Campbell says

    June 24, 2015 at 9:15 am

    This looks yummy, and my pasta salad-loving kids will really like it. I’m pinning it for lunch ideas this summer.

    Reply
  4. Camille says

    June 24, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Mmmm! This makes me hungry. I’m adding it to the menu this week. I love using salad dressing for quick recipes!

    Reply
  5. Jane says

    June 24, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    I love all things caprese, so caprese + pasta salad looks amazing.

    Reply

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