Zesty Parsley Tomato Pasta

Hey again Recipe Critic readers! Chelsea back again from Chelsea’s Messy Apron with a quick pasta salad. This salad has plenty of zesty flavor, fresh cherry tomatoes and parsley, and other great flavors. My favorite part though? Definitely the curly noodles!

This pasta dish can be ready in under 20 minutes, yep not kidding! Basically while the pasta is boiling, you just need to chop up a few ingredients and get them ready to stir in the pasta. Cherry tomatoes, I just halved and I roughly chopped the parsley leaves. Once the pasta is done cooking you will want to drain it and run it under cold water.

Running the pasta under cold water not only stops the noodles from cooking more, but it will also cool them down for the dressing to be added in. I used Zesty Italian dressing for this pasta. It adds so much flavor and I love it with the parsley and tomatoes.

Finally, I topped this salad with some freshly grated parmesan cheese. The parmesan cheese finishes this salad off perfectly!

Hope you all enjoy!

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Zesty Parsley Tomato Pasta

By: Chelsea Lords

This zesty parsley and tomato pasta dish is so simple: pasta tossed with fresh Parmesan cheese, doused in zesty Italian dressing and topped with cherry tomatoes and parsley. Only seven ingredients and one pot, and you are set for a fantastic meal.

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 Servings

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 pound pasta of choice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• ▢ 2 cups zesty Italian dressing
• ▢ ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
• ▢ 1 (10-ounce) container of cherry tomatoes
• ▢ 1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions 

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add in 1 pound pasta of choice, and follow the package directions to cook the noodles.
• While the noodles are cooking, cut up 1 (10-ounce) container of cherry tomatoes by halving or quartering them. Remove the stems and chop ¼ cup fresh parsley.
• Drain the noodles, and rinse them in cold water to cool them down. Add the drained noodles to a large bowl. Add 1 teaspoon minced garlic, ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper, and 2 cups zesty Italian dressing.
• Add in 1 cup grated parmesan cheese, the cut tomatoes, and chopped parsley. Toss to combine.
• Season with salt and pepper, to taste, if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 540kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 15gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 1076mgPotassium: 282mgFiber: 3gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 396IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 178mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

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