All the Delicious Italian Flavors of Your Favorite Appetizer in this 5-Ingredient Bruschetta Pasta Salad

Take all the lovely and delightful flavors of the bread based Bruschetta appetizer and serve as a scrumptious pasta salad.

All you need is small shell pasta, tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese and some balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Toss it all together and enjoy!

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Bruschetta Pasta Salad

All the scrumptious flavors of your favorite Bruschetta appetizer, in pasta salad form.

Prep Time10 minutes

Cook Time10 minutes

Servings - 8 servings

Ingredients 

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• 16 oz. box bowtie pasta
• 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp fresh basil cut into strips
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette dressing
• 1/2 cup shredded or grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Cook the pasta as directed on box. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Cut the tomatoes into halves or quarters. Cut the basil leaves into bite-size strips.
• In a large mixing bowl, toss together the cooked pasta, tomatoes, basil, and Parmesan cheese. Then toss with the balsamic vinaigrette to taste.
• Serve or keep chilled until ready to serve.