What to serve with Caprese Pasta Salad?

Teriyaki Chicken Quinoa Bowl, Greek Chicken Couscous Bowl, or Chicken Burrito Bowl. Those sit in the same style as Caprese Pasta Salad and keep the grocery list from exploding.

Is Caprese Pasta Salad good for a weeknight?

20 minutes, start to plate. That is the kind of meal you cook the night you eat it, not Sunday.

Is Caprese Pasta Salad vegetarian?

Yes. Caprese Pasta Salad is vegetarian.

Caprese Pasta Salad — $2.34 a serving

Name: Caprese Pasta Salad
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: ⅔ cup cherry tomatoes; 2 tbsp fresh basil; ½ cup mozzarella; 70 g pasta; 2 tsp balsamic vinegar; 2 tsp olive oil

$2.34 a serving · 20 min

Under 30 min
One pan
Vegetarian
Nut-free
Heart-healthy
Anti-inflammatory
Thyroid-friendly
Mediterranean
Family friendly
Cheese

Cost is the ingredients you actually use. About $9.34 if you cook for four.

Calories: 530 kcal
Protein: 23g
Carbs: 57g
Fat: 22g

Ingredients

For one serving, in kitchen measures, grouped the way the store is laid out.

Produce

Cherry tomatoes⅔ cup
Fresh basil2 tbsp

Dairy & eggs

Mozzarella½ cup

Pantry

Pasta70 g
Balsamic vinegar2 tsp
Olive oil2 tsp

How to cook it

1
Cook the pasta in salted boiling water following the pack, then drain and rinse under cold water.
2
Halve the tomatoes and tear the mozzarella into small pieces.
3
Whisk the olive oil and balsamic with a pinch of salt.
4
Toss the pasta, tomatoes and mozzarella with the dressing and the torn basil.