Pasta Salad Kabobs Recipes

TORTELLINI SKEWERS

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in tortellini. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the tortellini float to the top, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Place tortellini, cherry tomatoes, and pesto in a large bowl; toss until evenly coated.
• Skewer one tortellini and one tomato on each toothpick. Arrange on a tray. Keep refrigerated until serving.

PASTA SALAD ON A STICK

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the tortellini according to the package instructions, draining them 1 to 2 minutes before indicated on the package to keep them very al dente. Cool to room temperature before assembling.
• To assemble, start with a cherry tomato to hold everything securely on the skewer. Then add a tortellini, a slice of salami folded in quarters, another tortellini, an artichoke half, tomato, tortellini, salami slice and finally, another tortellini. Repeat with the remaining skewer ingredients.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the Italian dressing and mayonnaise. Arrange the skewers on a platter, drizzle with the dressing and serve.

QUICK AND EASY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until tender, 6 to 10 minutes (check the package for recommended cook time). Drain and rinse well under cold water.
• While the pasta cooks, in the bottom of a large bowl, make the dressing. Whisk the red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, oregano, pepperoncini juice (if using), and the olive oil until blended. Add the drained and rinsed pasta to the dressing and mix well.
• Stir in the bell pepper, zucchini, tomatoes, scallions, pepperoncini (if using), olives, parmesan, mozzarella, and the herbs (if using). Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper as needed. Serve or for the best results, cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 5 days.

ANTIPASTO KABOBS

Steps:

• Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the tortellini, olives and salad dressing. Toss to coat; cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight., Drain mixture, discarding marinade. For each appetizer, thread a stuffed olive, a folded pepperoni slice, a tortellini, a folded salami piece and a ripe olive on a toothpick or short skewer.

PASTA SALAD KABOBS

Steps:

• Cook the cheese tortellini, drain and rinse with cold water.
• Put the cooked tortellini, artichoke pieces, tomatoes, olives, broccoli and salami in separate containers.
• Add Italian dressing to each of the containers and stir to mix.
• Let the ingredients marinate for 1 hour.
• The salami should marinate in the fridge.
• When ready to make up the kabobs, take wooden skewers and thread them with the 6 ingredients (five if you want the kabobs to be vegetarian without the salami).
• You can vary what you put on the kabobs to make each one slightly different, or you can make each of them the same.
• To put the salami on the skewers, lightly fold each slice in half and then punch the skewer through the meat.
• As you finish the kabobs, put them in something like a one-layer cake pan (9" x 13").
• Cover the pan and chill in the fridge until serving time.
• You can do a similar kind of kabob using different kinds of fruit.