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Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing Recipe
This pasta salad with Italian dressing is easy to make and has the most incredible flavors. Crispy prosciutto, tender bocconcini balls, tangy banana peppers, cherry tomatoes, olives, basil, and parmesan cheese get tossed with your favorite pasta and delicious Italian dressing. It's irresistible!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 367 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 16 ounces dry pasta we like bow-tie
- 1 cup Italian salad dressing we like our homemade Italian salad dressing best but store-bought works, too
- 4 ounces prosciutto
- 8 ounces mini bocconcini or regular bocconcini cut in half
- 1 green bell pepper diced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- ¾ cup olives
- ¼ cup Thinly sliced red onion
- ½ cup thinly sliced basil leaves
- ½ cup Italian parsley chopped
- Optional: 1 cup banana peppers
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain the water then add the pasta to a large bowl and toss with ¼ cup of the Italian salad dressing.
- While the pasta is boiling, crispy the prosciutto. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat then add the prosciutto in a single(ish) layer. Let it cook until it shrinks and becomes crisp then turn it over and cook it for another minute on the other side. Remove it from the pan and crumble it a little into a bowl.
- Add the bocconcini, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, olives, red onion, basil, parsley, banana peppers, crispy prosciutto, and parmesan cheese to the bowl with the pasta. Pour the remaining dressing over the top then toss to coat.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cup
Calories
367kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
556mg
(23%)
Potassium
231mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
528IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
165mg
(17%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 367
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cup | |
| Calories | 367kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 556mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 231mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 528IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 165mg | 17% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.