Caprese Pasta Salad - Lunch Version
4
Servings
10
Ingredients
12
Comments
Enjoy the delicious flavors of garden fresh tomatoes and basil by bringing this Caprese Pasta Salad to your next potluck party.
4
Servings
10
Ingredients
12
Comments
Ingredients
- 26 ¾ ounces cook Farfalle (Bowtie)
- 1 cup halve Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 cup dice Mozzarella Cheese
- ¼ cups Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
- ⅛ teaspoons Salt
- ⅛ teaspoons Black Pepper
- 2 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
- ½ tablespoons chop Basil, Fresh
- ¼ teaspoons Oregano, Dried
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Cooking Instructions
Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
Easy Assembly/Dump and Go
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- Divide all ingredients among indicated number of freezer bags. Label and freeze.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
Easy Assembly/Ready to Eat
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and serve.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe
- 4 Servings
- Serving Size
- about 1.5 cups Amount Per Serving
- Calories
- 630
- Total Fat
- 21g
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 16mg
- Sodium
- 128mg
- Total Carbohydrates
- 88g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 7g
- Protein
- 19g
- WW Freestyle
- 19
12 Comments
Join the discussionSounds delicious. I never would have thought about freezing it though… Do the tomatoes and cheese retain their original (or close to original) texture?
Hi Julie– it tastes very similar to the way it does without freezing!
Do you think it tastes better the second day after the ingredients have had time to sit together?
I think it would be delish
I love this idea!! Thank you so much for posting!! I had no idea this could freeze. Too bad it is so cold out right now but may have to make it anyway
Christy – Although it is a little chilly out – this is a great salad to bring spring around quicker! Enjoy!
The cooked pasta freezes and thaws without falling apart or getting soft/soggy?
Wow!
Courtney – Pasta freezes great! Check out our post on what you can and can’t freeze! https://onceamonthmeals.com/wha…
So if I was going to make and freeze ahead of time, are you saying I would make the recipe as stated and then freeze, and take out a little before use and it would be ready to go? Or do you freeze and then add oil and balsamic after you take out of freezer?Also, how many does this recipe serve if being used as a side dish?
Thanks!
Jen – All the ingredients, including the oil and balsamic are mixed together before freezing. To serve, it needs to thaw completely. If using as a side dish, you should get twice the amount of servings.
Made this today. Tastes great, but was a bit disappointed that my mozzarella turned brown because of the balsamic vinegar. Darn! Wasn’t as pretty as I wanted it to be!
Made the pasta tonight for a family bbq tomorrw.. added cucumber and it taste great..cant wait to try it again tomorrow!!!