Picnic

Minestrone Pasta Salad is for Salad.

Minestrone Pasta Salad takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Minestrone Pasta Salad takes 60 minutes to cook.

Minestrone Pasta Salad makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Minestrone Pasta Salad are:

6 oz Rice Shell Pasta
1 cup Green Beans, fresh
1 can (15.5oz) Kidney beans dark red, drained and rinsed
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quarted
1 cup Cauliflower, small florets
1 cup, sliced and quartered Zucchini
1 cup, sliced Carrots
1 cup, diced Celery
1 cup, sliced Fennel
1 cup (about 8 oz) diced Parmesan Cheese, hard
3/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 tbsp grated Onions, raw
2 tbsp Garlic
1 tsp Dijon Mustard
2 tsp Italian Seasoning
0.5 tsp Crushed Red Pepper

Here is how you make Minestrone Pasta Salad:

For salad, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water according to package directions. Add green beans in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Drain and rinse with cold water.Toss pasta and green beans with kidney beans, tomatoes, cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, celery, fennel, and Parmesan in a large bowl.For the vinaigrette, whisk vinegar, oil, onion, garlic, Dijon, Italian seasoning, and pepper flakes; season with salt and pepper.Toss salad with vinaigrette; chill at least one hour and serve.Serving Size: Makes 12 servings (14 cups)Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KRISTIN9924.

The nutritional information for Minestrone Pasta Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 208.5

• Total Fat: 8.5 g
• Cholesterol: 12.9 mg
• Sodium: 494.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
• Protein: 11.0 g

Minestrone Pasta Salad is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Minestrone Pasta Salad is Vegetarian