Perfect Potluck Pasta Salad

This is the Perfect Potluck Pasta Salad. Full of flavor from fresh veggies, this easy pasta salad recipe is a fabulous dish for your next potluck or casual social gathering.

Ingredients

1 package reduced fat cheese tortellini
1 can artichoke hearts
1 carrot, thinly sliced
Broccoli florets, or asparagus
1 red pepper, cut into strips
3 green onions, thinly sliced
Reduced fat Parmesan cheese, grated
1 clove garlic
Salt
1 teaspoon mustard
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
2/3 cup olive oil
Fresh basil
Black pepper

Instructions

Cook pasta until just tender.
Drain and rinse the artichoke hearts and cut them into quarters.
Combine tortellini and artichokes with carrots, broccoli, pepper, and green onions.
In a separate bowl, combine garlic, salt, mustard, vinegar, olive oil, basil and pepper to form the dressing. Pour dressing over salad.
Top salad with a generous sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and refrigerate.