Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Pasta Salad
One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 217 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 155.
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Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 16 ounces rotini (or any medium pasta shape) |
| 1 medium English cucumber (chopped) | |
| 484 g | 1 pint grape tomatoes (halved) |
| 120 g | 1 small bell pepper (any color, chopped) |
| 40 g | 1/4 cup finely diced red onion (or sliced green onions) |
| 1 cup Italian dressing (or homemade dressing in the notes) | |
| 1/4 cup sliced black olives (optional) | |
| 19 g | 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley |
| 75 g | 2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese (or to taste) |
| salt and black pepper (to taste) |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is my go to pasta salad, and disappears every time I make it for a crowd, so thank you! I love all of your recipes and have purchased your cookbook. I just have one question – as of a couple of days ago, I can no longer “save” recipes to my saved recipes,” — a cook, 5★
“Holly, your Pasta Salad recipe on Spend With Pennies looks fresh, vibrant, and perfect for any occasion! I love how the combination of crisp veggies, tangy Italian dressing, and feta cheese creates such a flavorful and refreshing dish. It’s great that this mak” — a cook, 5★