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May 30, 2023 By Cyn Gagen Leave a Comment

Easy Creamy Tortellini Salad Recipe

Filed Under: Salads, COOK, Pasta Tagged With: tortellini

Our family gets together more often in the summer and when we do, you can almost guarantee that my niece’s Easy Creamy Tortellini Salad Recipe will be making an appearance. It’s always requested! You won’t believe that something so quick and easy to make can be so incredibly delicious.

Start with premade tortellini (fresh or frozen), add a few ingredients and in less than 10 minutes of preparation time, you have a yummy summer pasta salad that can be served as a main dish or side dish.

Easy Creamy Tortellini Salad Recipe

Easy Creamy Tortellini Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

You can vary these according to any amount of salad you wish to make but I made a big batch using:

2 lbs. cheese tortellini

1/2 bottle Creamy Caesar dressing

An equal amount (to the Caesar dressing) of mayonnaise (about 1 cup)

A splash of Italian dressing (about 1 tbsp – can adjust as you’d like)

Any vegetables or seasonings you want to add – I added some cracked black pepper, grape tomatoes, and black olives. My niece usually adds cherry tomatoes and cucumber. It’s really good with bacon added and I love throwing some radishes and peas in there too. 

Pro Tip: I find that the frozen peas (the larger size not the tiny ones) work the best. They have a slightly firmer texture to them that holds up well to being mixed through the salad. I put them in while still frozen and by the time we serve the salad, they’re thawed. 

Instructions:

Cook tortellini according to package directions. Let cool. 

To speed up cooling down the pasta so you can make the salad: Lay it out on a tray or baking sheet so every piece is being exposed to the air. 

Here’s my little tip that I found SO helpful in mixing the salad up. Mix the dressings and mayonnaise together in the bottom of your salad bowl. Then add the tortellini to it. 

I find doing it that way ensures that it mixes quickly and the dressing coats the tortellini evenly.

Add any vegetables, seasonings, or other ingredients you’d like.

That’s it! It’s perfect for family dinners, serving at summer BBQs and parties, and taking to potlucks.

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Creamy Tortellini Salad

Our family gets together more often in the summer and when we do, you can almost guarantee that my niece's Easy Creamy Tortellini Salad Recipe will be making an appearance. You won’t believe that something so quick and easy to make can be so incredibly delicious.

Start with premade tortellini (fresh or frozen), add a few ingredients and in less than 10 minutes of preparation time, you have a yummy summer pasta salad that can be served as a main dish or side dish.

Course Salad
Cuisine American/Canadian
Keyword pasta
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 511 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. cheese tortellini
  • 8 oz bottle Creamy Caesar dressing
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp Italian dressing (can adjust this to taste)
  • Any vegetables or seasonings you want to add – I added some cracked black pepper, grape tomatoes, and black olives. My niece usually adds cherry tomatoes and cucumber. It’s really good with bacon added and I love throwing some radishes and peas in there too.

Instructions

  1. Cook tortellini according to package directions. Let cool.
  2. Here’s my little tip that I found SO helpful in mixing the salad up. Mix the dressings and mayonnaise together in the bottom of your salad bowl. Then add the tortellini to it.
  3. I find doing it that way ensures that it mixes quickly and the dressing coats the tortellini evenly.
  4. Add any vegetables, seasonings, or other ingredients you’d like.
  5. That’s it! It’s perfect for family dinners, serving at summer BBQs and parties, and taking to potlucks.

Recipe Notes

Pro Tip: I find that the frozen peas (the larger size not the tiny ones) work the best. They have a slightly firmer texture to them that holds up well to being mixed through the salad. I put them in while still frozen and by the time we serve the salad, they’re thawed.

To speed up cooling down the pasta so you can make the salad: Lay it out on a tray or baking sheet so every piece is being exposed to the air. 

Nutrition Facts
Creamy Tortellini Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 511 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Trans Fat 0.001g
Polyunsaturated Fat 10g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 54mg18%
Sodium 853mg37%
Potassium 10mg0%
Carbohydrates 50g17%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 18g36%
Vitamin A 10IU0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 174mg17%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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