Mediterranean Pasta Salad Recipe
This is a great pasta salad recipe, you prepare it the night before, and it’s ready to go!
Ingredients:
4 Cups Penne Pasta
12 oz. Sugar Snap Peas, frozen
3 Links (11 oz.) Sweet Italian Sausage
1/3 - 1/2 Cup Sun-Dried Tomatoes, julienne-cut
1/4 Cup Half-and-Half
2 - 3 tsp. Garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
2 Tbsp. Tomato Sauce
2 Tbsp. Sour Cream
1 tsp. Oregano, dried
1 tsp. Basil, dried
Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
Directions:
In a large saucepan, boil 5 qt. of water and 1/2 tsp. of salt. Pour in the pasta, stirring occasionally, for about 12 minutes. Add the snap peas, and continue to boil for 1 to 2 minutes.
Drain the pasta, and place in a large serving bowl.
While waiting on the pasta, brown the sausage in a frying pan, coated in cooking spray. Let it cool, then add to the pasta and stir in the sun-dried tomatoes.
In a small food processor, add the half-and-half, garlic, olive oil, tomato sauce, sour cream, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper and puree briefly. Pour over the pasta mixture, and stir to blend together. Refrigerate until time to serve.
And Enjoy!
Yield: 8 servings
