Description
These colorful and delicious pasta salad cups make the perfect finger food for your next graduation party. Easy to assemble, filled with vibrant vegetables, cheese, and Italian flavors, they’re an instant crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cooked rotini pasta, cooled
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup cucumber, diced
- 1/2 cup mini mozzarella balls
- 1/2 cup black olives, sliced
- 1/3 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup Italian salad dressing
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the rotini pasta according to package instructions. Drain and cool completely.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooled pasta, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, mozzarella balls, black olives, and red bell pepper.
- Drizzle Italian salad dressing over the mixture. Gently toss until evenly coated.
- Season with salt, pepper, and fresh parsley. Stir to combine.
- Spoon the pasta salad evenly into 12 small party cups. Garnish with additional parsley, if desired. Serve chilled.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 10mg