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    Home » Blog » Gluten Free » Gluten Free Pesto Pasta Salad

    Gluten Free Pesto Pasta Salad

    September 4, 2022 by burntapple Leave a Comment

    The perfect gluten free pesto pasta salad you can enjoy year round with only four ingredients! Penne pasta, tomatoes, mozzarella and pesto come together in one simple recipe! (Gluten free option, nut free option, soy free, vegetarian, FODMAP)

    Pesto Yesto!

    Every good pesto pasta recipe starts with a good pesto that is going to enhance the flavor of every bite of your salad! But recommending pesto feels like recommending chocolate chip cookies to someone. Have you ever tried to make chocolate chip cookies for someone? Some people like the poofy bakery style cookies. Others like the thin and crispy chocolate chip cookies. Some like a ton of chocolate chips while others like hardly any. Pesto is like this too! Some people are fine with jarred pesto while others say refrigerated. Some swear by only homemade pesto sauce.

    Guess what? YOU get to choose your favorite type of pesto for this recipe!

    BUT here are a few pesto recommendations for those of you who might have food allergies or intolerances and needing to make a few substitutions.

    FODMAP Friendly Pesto

    If you get stomach upset from different foods, you'll want to know if pesto is stomach friendly. And according to Monash University, it is. In small doses. But if small doses just aren't your thing, you can try our FODMAP friendly pesto.

    FODMAP PESTO RECIPE--coming soon!

    Nut Free Pesto

    Allergic to nuts? I found a very highly rated nut free pesto available.

    • Cucina and Amore Nut Free Pesto

    Ingredients

    Let's get started! You will need:

    • Penne pasta (you can substitute gluten free)
    • Pesto
    • Sundried tomatoes or petite diced tomatoes
    • Mozzarella pearls

    Make it a Meal

    Just add some chicken, fish, steak or plant based meat to make this a meal!

    Storing

    After making up the salad, it can be stored in an airtight container for several days.

    Drying Out

    If your pasta salad seems to dry out a little bit after storing, (this is usually due to the noodles absorbing the pesto oils) then just add a little more pesto and stir it into the pasta.

    pesto pasta

    Pesto Pasta Recipe

    The perfect pesto pasta salad you can enjoy year round with only four ingredients! Penne pasta, tomatoes, mozzarella and pesto come together in one simple recipe! (Gluten free option, nut free option, soy free, vegetarian, FODMAP)
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Course Main Course, Side Dish
    Cuisine greek, Italian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups penne pasta, uncooked can use gluten free pasta
    • 1 cup sundried or petite diced tomatoes
    • 1 cup mozzarella cheese pearls
    • 1 cup pesto sauce

    Instructions
     

    • Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, then toss with pesto, mozzarella cheese and tomatoes. Stir until combined. Serve immediately or cold.

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    Notes

    Make it a Meal

    Just add some chicken, fish, steak or plant based meat to make this a meal!

    Storing

    After making up the salad, it can be stored in an airtight container for several days.

    Drying Out

    If your pasta salad seems to dry out a little bit after storing, (this is usually due to the noodles absorbing the pesto oils) then just add a little more pesto and stir it into the pasta.
    Keyword 20 minute meal, fodmap, gluten free, vegetarian

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