Bow Tie & Spinach Salad

Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Julie Kirkpatrick, Billings, Montana

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Sep. 22, 2022

With pasta salad, it’s easy to change up ingredients. We like to add grilled chicken and pine nuts, and sometimes we substitute black beans for the garbanzo beans. —Julie Kirkpatrick, Billings, Montana

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Bow Tie & Spinach Salad

Yield:6 servings
Prep:15 min
Cook:15 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups uncooked multigrain bow tie pasta
  • 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 6 cups fresh baby spinach (about 6 ounces)
  • 2 cups fresh broccoli florets
  • 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup cubed part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup pitted Greek olives, halved
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
  • 1/3 cup reduced-fat sun-dried tomato salad dressing
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
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Directions

  1. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain; transfer to a large bowl.
  2. Add beans, vegetables, cheese, olives and basil to pasta. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with salt; toss to coat. Sprinkle with walnuts.
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