Italian Pasta Salad

5 from 1 vote

This Italian Pasta Salad is bound to be a new favorite. It's Cavatappi pasta base piled with veggies, cheeses, and of course, ham, is full of flavor and macro friendly.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Course: Pasta

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: ham, italian, pasta, salad

Servings:

Calories: 288kcal

Ingredients

¼ cup white balsamic vinegar* 60 g
2 cloves garlic minced (or frozen cubes)
½ tsp kosher salt
½ tsp fresh ground pepper
1 Tbsp olive oil 15 g
8 oz Cavatappi pasta cooked according to package directions**
2 cups bell pepper diced (240 g)
2 cups cucumber diced (240 g)
2 cups cherry tomatoes halved (300 g)
2 cups red onion diced (240 g)
2 cups deli ham*** chopped (220 g)
½ cup mozzarella grated or chopped small (56 g)
¼ cup parmesan shredded (28 g)
½ cup parsley chopped (20 g)
Additional salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large serving bowl, whisk together vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper. Drizzle in your olive oil while whisking rapidly. Add in all of your remaining pasta-salad ingredients and toss well!

Notes

Here are the macros using regular pastas, Banza Chickpea pasta, or Barilla protein pasta. The official macros below are for the PROTEIN Pasta.
6 servings, 311 g per serving
- Using Barilla Protein Pasta: 288 cal, 37.8c, 6.8f, 19.1 p, 5.6 fiber
- Using Banza pasta 288 cal, 33.8 c, 8.5f. 20.4 p, 7.6 fiber
- Using normal pasta: 295 cal, 40.5c, 6.8f, 17.1p, 3.6 fiber
  
  If you are using My Fitness Pal: Search “Lillie Eats and Tells Italian Pasta Salad **classic pasta, banza pasta, or protein pasta"
This is calculated using a black forest ham from Trader Joes that is 2 fat, 4 carbs, and 23 protein for 110 g. Feel free to use any deli ham, but if you’d like the macros to stay true, just be sure and find one that’s similar!

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