Easy Broccoli Pasta Salad

This Easy Broccoli Pasta Salad is perfect for the upcoming picnic season and makes a great make and take lunch idea. Made with fresh broccoli and other vegetables, it makes for a colorful side dish or meal!

I love making this on Sundays and then having it as a side dish and a lunch. Filled with fresh vegetables, it is also a great use of items from the farmers market.

Hello Friends! I hope this week finds you well! We are finally getting a few warm and sunny days so I am totally getting into the spring spirit early. I have been crafting a few spring crafts and am enjoying the slightly longer days.

Just last weekend we celebrated a dear friends birthday and it was nice to be outside for a while.

Pasta Salad Ingredients

Broccoli - Fresh broccoli or broccoli florets are essential to this recipe.  The broccoli stems should be deep green and firm to the touch.

Bell Peppers - I always like to use a couple of different color bell peppers for a festive salad. You can also use mini-peppers in this recipe

Pasta - I love using bowtie for this recipe. It is also known as Farfalle or butterfly pasta.

I love how the fresh vegetables complement the pasta nicely. You can also change up the salad dressing and use a nice balsamic vinaigrette dressing in place of the Italian dressing for a change of flavors.

This is also a great recipe to pack up and take to work or school. Easily packable as part of a meal planning schedule too!

For more great spring salad recipes, check out:

• Mango Arugula Salad - A lovely change with fresh arugula and mango slices.
• Quick and Easy Mediterranean Salad - Tomatoes, garbanzo beans and feta make this salad extra special and colorful.
• Creamy Macaroni Salad -  Fresh peppers and creamy dressing make this a favorite year-round.
• Green Beans Salad - This cold green beans salad is a vintage favorite and is a nice healthy salad option.
• Easy Pasta Salad - This vegetable and pasta salad is so easy to make and you can change it up in many ways.

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Easy Broccoli Pasta Salad

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Easy Broccoli Pasta Salad

This Easy Broccoli Pasta Salad is perfect for the upcoming picnic season and makes a great make and take lunch idea. Made with fresh broccoli and other vegetables, it makes for a colorful side dish or meal!

Course Salads, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword bbq side, broccoli, pasta, pasta salad, picnic, sidedish

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 17 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 126kcal

Author Raquel Pineira

Ingredients

• 2 bunches of broccoli florets washed and chopped
• ½ bell pepper chopped
• ½ cup of canned corn
• 8 oz. bow-tie pasta
• 1 garlic clove minced
• ¼ cup red onion chopped
• ¼ cup Italian salad dressing
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

• 1. Cook pasta per package directions and drain.
  
  2. While pasta cooks, combine broccoli, onion, bell peppers, garlic and corn.
  
  3. Add Italian salad dressing, salt and pepper and toss gently.
  
  4. If you like you can top with some shredded Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg

• You can use a bagged broccoli mix for the recipe and save some time cutting. I still wash any vegetables that come in bags, just to be safe.
• You can use the jarred minced garlic for this recipe. It works well and I use it often.
• This is a great recipe to make the day before - just pack in sealable containers and store in the refrigerator.

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How is your week going? Is it feeling like Spring is near?