Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Roasted Red Pepper Rotini Caesar (AKA Three-Color Pasta Salad)

This is a recipe I pulled out last fall for tailgating, and made it again tonight to bring over to Claire's pool for a cookout with her, Crystal, Lauren, and Antoine. I found it on the back of a Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Rotini box, after deciding I wanted to make an easy pasta salad, but one that wasn't so typical. This fit the bill very nicely, and is quite pretty too.

Ingredients:
  • 1 pkg rotini
  • 12 oz jar roasted red peppers, sliced
  • 4 cups frozen spinach
  • 1 cup Caesar dressing
  • Shredded Parmesan cheese, cracked pepper, and salt (to taste)

Method:
  • Boil pasta until al dente. Drain.
  • Cook spinach according to microwave directions, let cool.
  • Combine pasta with sliced red pepper and spinach. Toss in Caesar dressing and mix thoroughly.
  • Season with salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese (I was a little heavy-handed on the parmesan...but what else is new?) and serve.
Overall this was pretty tasty, looked great, and was one of the easiest sides I've ever made. Definitely will make it again in a pinch.

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