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Pasta Salad with Peas and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Bow ties are cooked with peas in the same pot, then tossed with a mustardy balsamic dressing, red onion, basil and chewy sun-dried tomatoes. Pretty enough for the holidays.

  • YieldServes 5 to 6 as a main or 8 to 10 as a side
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total29 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 340 gbow tie pasta, farfalle or other short pasta
  • 1½ cupsfrozen peas
  • 5 tbspbalsamic vinaigrette, store-bought, nonfat
  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1½ tbspDijon mustard
  • ½ cupsun-dried tomatoes, oil-packed, drained and chopped
  • ½ tbspoil from the sun-dried tomatoes, reserved
  • ½ tspsalt, or to taste
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • ½ cupred onion, chopped
  • ½ cupbasil, chopped

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Soy
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Legumes (any)
  • Peas
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Turmeric
  • Basil
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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