5.0 from 33 votes
Summer Pasta Salad
This quick and easy summer pasta salad with vibrant artichokes and chickpeas is bright, vibrant, loaded with flavor, and perfect for summer potlucks, picnics, and family dinners! Plus, it's ready in just 30 minutes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 - 8 servings
Calories: 451 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound of your favorite pasta
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 small red, white, or yellow onion diced
- 2 small garlic cloves minced
- 1 (6.5-ounce) jar of marinated artichoke quarters with their juices
- 1 (15-ounce) can of garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ½ teaspoon of minced lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- cherry tomatoes halved
- freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, boil water and cook the pasta according to the directions on the package. Remove from the heat and drain.
- While the pasta cools, begin on the veggies. In a large pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil and saute the onion and garlic for 3 minutes or until the onion becomes tender and translucent.
- Add the artichokes and their juices, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, lemon zest, and salt and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add the drained pasta and mix well.
- Garnish with the cherry tomatoes and sprinkle with pepper.
- Serve warm if you’re rushed, or serve chilled if you have 30 minutes to spare.
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Notes
- Cook the pasta in advance: To give it time to cool properly.
- Cook the pasta al dente: Try 1-2 minutes less than the packaging recommends. It won’t become soggy in the dressing, but isn’t uncomfortably chewy, either.
- Speed up prep: Use tools like a mandoline/food chopper to prep with minimal time/effort.
- Play with add-ins: This summer veggie pasta salad is super versatile and adaptable to what you have in your pantry/ crisper drawers, so have fun experimenting with a combination of flavors, textures, and colors.
Nutrition Information
Calories
451kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
79g
(26%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Sodium
317mg
(13%)
Potassium
396mg
(11%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
20IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6- 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 451
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 451kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 79g | 26% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Sodium | 317mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 396mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 20IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.