Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad
Roasted vegetables, tender pasta, chickpeas, and Parmesan are tossed with pesto and Italian dressing for a colorful pasta salad that's fresh, flavorful, and perfect for picnics, potlucks, or meal prep.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
- 1/2 lbs. fusilli
- 1 zucchini sliced
- 1 red and 1 green bell pepper
- 2 ears of corn
- 1 can chickpeas drained
- 1 red onion
- 3 tablespoons chopped garlic
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup Italian dressing divided
- 1 cup prepared pesto sauce my walnut pesto sauce or your favorite store- bought pesto
- salt and pepper to taste
Cook pasta according to package direction run under cold water
Preheat oven to 375
Mix Pesto sauce with the Italian dressing
Mix all of the ingredients with 1/2 cup of the Italian pesto dressing
Roast vegetables 20 minutes
Toss pasta and vegetables with the resevered Italian pesto dressing
Sprinkle with Additional parmesan and 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley