Gluten-Free Creamy Italian Pasta Salad
Homemade creamy Italian dressing combined with artichoke hearts, black olives, grape tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers and gluten-free rotini pasta. A perfect gluten-free creamy Italian pasta salad for your next cookout or family get together. A summer classic that everyone loves!Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 (12-ounce) box gluten-free Rotini or Penne pasta I like Barilla gluten-free pasta.
- 1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts* drained and chopped
- 1 cup black olives
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese diced
- 1 cup roasted red peppers diced
- Fresh chopped basil optional
Creamy Italian Dressing
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup mayonnaise (I am a Hellman’s girl)
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Bring water to a rolling boil. Add salt, olive oil and pasta to the water and cook to box directions for al dente. If the pasta is cooked too long, it will fall apart when you're mixing the salad.
- After draining the pasta, rinse pasta with cold water.
- Add pasta to a large bowl and stir in artichokes hearts, black olives, grape tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers.
- In a small bowl, add all of the dressing ingredients and stir until fully combined.
- Add the dressing to pasta and stir until fully coated. Garnish with fresh chopped basil. Enjoy!
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Notes
*Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces so every forkful has a balanced mix.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 1397mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 535IU | Vitamin C: 10.9mg | Calcium: 233mg | Iron: 0.6mg