4.9 from 24 votes
Fall Pasta Salad
Fall Pasta Salad is the perfect quick and easy dinner for a cool fall evening with all the flavors like butternut squash, coated in a sweet and tangy dressing.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
623 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Salad, Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash peeled and cut into bite-size pieces, medium
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 16 ounces pasta I used rotini, dry
- 2 cups broccoli chopped, raw
- 1 cup celery diced
- 15 oz chickpeas drained and rinsed, canned
- 8 oz goat cheese cut into small cubes
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 red onion diced, small
- 1/2 cup pecan halves
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped, fresh
Apple cider mustard dressing:
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- Pinch cinnamon
- Pinch nutmeg
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cover a large baking sheet with foil for easier clean-up and add the cubed butternut squash.
- Drizzle with oil and season with salt, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss to combine.
- Bake until butternut squash is fork tender, 35-40 minutes. Let cool before mixing with other ingredients.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Add it to a large bowl.
- Add the butternut squash and all the remaining ingredients to the bowl.
- Whisk together the salad dressing ingredients and pour as much as needed on the pasta salad.
- Gently toss to combine, taste, and adjust for salt and pepper. Serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
623kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
102g
(34%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
38g
(58%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Monounsaturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
382mg
(16%)
Potassium
1023mg
(22%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
13959IU
(279%)
Vitamin C
57mg
(63%)
Calcium
200mg
(20%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 623
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 623kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 102g | 34% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 38g | 58% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 382mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 1023mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 13959IU | 279% |
| Vitamin C | 57mg | 63% |
| Calcium | 200mg | 20% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.