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Easy Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad

This Easy Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad recipe is ready in 10 minutes! Made with grocery store cheese tortellini, cherry tomatoes, red onion thinly sliced, mozzarella, and pesto. Just cook the tortellini, place everything in a large bowl, and toss to combine.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 servings
Calories 320 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure cooker for cooking tortellini

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients

  • 20 ounce Cheese tortellini ready to go straight in the cooker
  • 1 cup Pesto basil or other herbs
  • 1.5 cups Cherry tomatoes sliced in half, fresh
  • 12 ounce Marinated mozzarella balls drained well
  • 0.25 cup Red onion finely diced

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Set your pressure cooker to sauté mode.
  • Add cheese tortellini to the pot and cover with water.
  • Lock the lid and set to high pressure for 3 minutes.
  • Perform a quick release, drain, and let tortellini cool.
  • Mix tortellini with pesto, tomatoes, mozzarella, and onion in a large bowl.
  • Serve immediately or chill for 30 minutes.

Notes

Serve warm or chilled for different flavor experiences. Adjust cooking times for frozen tortellini.