Easy Tortellini Salad Recipe That's Bound to Be a Favorite -

If you’re looking for an easy tortellini salad recipe that everyone will love, I have it for you.

This is the tortellini salad that my mom used to make when we would barbecue. As a little girl, and now as an adult, it’s a favorite. There’s nothing better than that burst of cheese from the tortellini with the crunch of the fresh vegetables. That tart Caesar vinaigrette brings it together to make the perfect bbq side dish.

Get ready to add this dish to your rotation because there’s nothing better than an easy tortellini salad that comes together in less than twenty minutes!

Easy Pasta Salad with Few Ingredients

With only five ingredients, you are saving time while creating huge flavor. The best part is that three of these five ingredients are fresh vegetables! There’s nothing better than that. These vegetables add flavor and, like I said above, crunch.

The quick cook tortellini are soft and flavorful. Once the water boils, you only need a few minutes to fully cook your tortellini. Then, drain them and rinse them with cold water to stop the cooking.

We love the Ken’s Caesar dressing for this recipe. It absorbs into the pasta and is strong enough to bring all of the other ingredients together.

Easy Pasta Salad for BBQ

Tired of mayonnaise based salads? Both my husband and children are not fans of mayo, so I love having pasta salads that don’t use it. This salad is one of the two main pasta salads served at every bbq we host or go to.

If you’d like the other recipe, you can find it here.

It doesn’t take a ton of time to make, and it gets rave reviews every time I serve it. It works well with all different proteins and is perfect for lunch the next day.

Cheese Tortellini Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

20 ounces of Cheese Tortellini

2 small heads of broccoli, florets chopped off

1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half

½ red onion diced

¾ cup Ken’s Steak House Lite Caesar Dressing

Directions:

Start boiling your salted water
While water is boiling, chop your rinsed broccoli, tomatoes, and red onion.
Cook your tortellini depending on the directions
When they are finished, rinse them in cold water to stop the cooking
Add tortellini and vegetables into a bowl and toss with dressing
Chill in refrigerator for an hour or more
Before serving, toss the salad with more dressing if it looks dry

Perfect additions to your salad:

If you want to, you can add any of these additions to this recipe for easy pasta salad to make it delicious.

Cucumber: another fresh, crunchy vegetable

Feta: A tangy cheese that will complement the Caesar dressing

Kalamata Olives: Make it more Mediterranean if your family are olive lovers

Garbanzo Beans: It adds protein and fiber to your salad

Shrimp or diced chicken: Make it a meal on its own by adding a protein directly to the salad

The Easy Tortellini Salad

I promise, your family is going to love this recipe.

You’re going to love the taste and how easy it is to make. I hope you enjoy this recipe and that it becomes one of your family favorites. If you make it, please share!