Pesto Pasta Salad {15 Minute Meal}

A close up of pasta mixed together with lots of ingredients to make a delicious pesto pasta salad.

5 from 12 votes

Pesto Pasta Salad {15 Minute Meal}

This super simple but oh-so-tasty Pesto Pasta Salad is ideal for a midweek family dinner, a hearty lunch or a picnic. It’s ready in 15 minutes and is packed with crunch, creaminess, crispy bacon saltiness and delicious pesto flavour.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Family Food

Servings:

Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

300 g Pasta
340 g Sweetcorn 1x tin, drained
260 g Baby mozzarella 150g drained
1 Red onion Finely chopped
55 g Crispy bacon Finely chopped or crumbled
75 g Pesto
1 Lemon Juice only
125 g Yoghurt

Optional:

30 g Pine nuts

Instructions

Cook the pasta in salted water as per the pack instructions (approx 10 minutes).
Meanwhile, prepare the rest of the ingredients.
When the pasta has cooked, drain well. Rinse in cold water while it’s in the colander to cool it quickly. Be sure the pasta is as dry as possible.
Add all of the other ingredients and mix well.

Notes

Corn: Drain tinned sweetcorn well before adding. If you’re using fresh, cook it and slice off the corn from the cob.

Bacon: I use ready-cooked crispy bacon but you can also cook from fresh.

Yoghurt: Plain Greek yoghurt or natural yoghurt is fine.

Pine nuts: Toast them before adding for a nutty crunch and extra layer of flavour.

Pesto: I use jarred pesto but you can use fresh or homemade.

Nutrition: This is calculated for 4 servings which is a large main course portion. It does not include optional pine nuts.

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