Name: Zesty Tortellini Bacon Vegetable Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pkg refrigerated tortellini; 1 pint cherry tomatoes; 2 medium zucchini; 1 large cucumber; 1 medium green bell pepper; 1 red bell pepper; 1 large red onion; 6 slices Bacon; For Dressing:; 1 cup Italian salad dressing; ¼ cup parmesan cheese; 1 tbsp Sesame seeds; 1 tsp paprika; ½ tsp celery seed; ¼ tsp garlic powder

Zesty Tortellini Bacon Vegetable Salad Recipe

Sherry Baker Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Zesty Tortellini Bacon Vegetable Salad

Zesty and vibrant, this vegetable salad has a colorful combination of pasta, zucchini, cucumber, and bell peppers with an Italian dressing.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking:

Refrigerate Time: 3 hours

Total: 3 hours 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

20ozrefrigerated tortellini
1pintcherry tomatoes,chopped in half
2mediumzucchini,diced
1largecucumber,diced
1mediumgreen bell pepper,diced
1red bell pepper,diced
1largered onion,diced
6slicesbacon,cooked and crumbled

For Dressing:

1cupItalian salad dressing
¼cupparmesan cheese,grated
1tbspsesame seeds
1tsppaprika
½tspcelery seed
¼tspgarlic powder

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water. Add cherry tomatoes, zucchini, cucumber, green and red bell pepper,red onion, and bacon in a large bowl.
Whisk together italian salad dressing, parmesan cheese, sesame seeds, paprika, celery seed, and garlic powder. Pour over salad and toss until coated.
Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.