A delicious pasta salad that works as a main meal or side dish.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 10cups
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
Pasta
8oz.cavatappi pasta
12oz.Italian sausage
1cupminced red bell pepper
½cupminced red onions
1cuphalved cherry tomatoes
⅓cupchopped basil(or italian parsley)
Dressing
½cupbalsamic vinegar
½cupoil(I used coconut, but most people will enjoy olive oil here)
1tsp.Italian seasoning
¼tsp.salt
½tsp.ground black pepper
1tsp.garlic powder
Garnish
parmesan cheeseto taste
Instructions
Fill a large pot with water. To the pot, add 1 tbsp. salt and set to boil. Cook the pasta to package directions using the salt water.While it cooks, you'll want to slice and sauté your sausages in a bit of oil.
Once the pasta is fully cooked (do not overcook!), strain it well and transfer to a large mixing bowl
To the pasta add the onions.
Add cooked and sliced sausages to the pasta.
Add the chopped fresh herbs next.
Now add the chopped bell peppers.
Lastly, the halved cherry or grape tomatoes.
For the dressing, combine the oil and vinegar.
Add garlic powder.
Stir in Italian seasoning.
Add salt.
Lastly, stir in ground black pepper.
Stir well to combine.
Pour the dressing over the pasta.
Toss to coat everything in the dressing.
Serve garnished with parmesan cheese if you so wish.
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Notes
Please note that the nutrition data below is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.