Balsamic Bowtie Pasta Salad

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One of my all time favorite recipes to make for get together's and cookouts, and today I'm sharing the recipe with you.

Excited?

You should be.

As I've mentioned to you about a bazillion times by now, I can't stand mayonnaise so my normal pot luck dishes such as my

The amount of flavor that is infused into this dish will absolutely blow your mind.

Each individual component in this pasta salad has an incredible amount of taste on its own, but when combined together the seosonings will just shoot your tastebuds into sensory overload.

My absolute favorite part about this dish is that you can eat it hot or cold! My husband likes it piping hot while I prefer to let the flavors mingle and eat it cold next to grilled chicken or something along the like.

This salad stands a *huge* cut above the standard sides that you find nowadays that are drenched in bottled italian dressing and speckled with various veggies and toppings.

I promise your friends and family will straight up swoon over this recipe, and they will be *BEGGING* you to give them the recipe.

Trust me on this one.

This stuff is almost too good to be true.

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Balsamic Bowtie Pasta Salad

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A homemade honey balsamic dressing surrounds this pasta salad that will blow your mind

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 17 minutes mins

Course Sassy Side Dish

Cuisine Italian

Servings 8

Calories 226 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 large garlic clove minced
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoon honey
• ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• freshly cracked black pepper
• 8 oz. whole grain bowtie pasta
• ¼ cup sundried tomatoes chopped
• 2 tablespoon fresh Italian parsley chopped
• 2 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
• 4 oz. fresh mozzarella cut into cubes (or you can use the small mozzarella balls)

Instructions

 

• Add vinegar, garlic, mustard, honey, Italian seasoning, olive oil, salt & pepper to a food processor and blend until combined.
• Cook pasta according to package directions, drain, and dump into a bowl.
• Immediately pour dressing over pasta and stir.
• Add sundried tomatoes, parsley, basil, and mozzarella and mix until well combined.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Enjoy!

Notes

*WWpts= 5 pts per serving* *WWpts+= 6 pts per serving*

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 226kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 8gFat: 11gFiber: 2g

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