Pasta Salad with Goat Cheese

Here’s another great food marriage — pasta and cheese. And this Pasta Salad with Goat Cheese recipe tips the scales of pasta and cheese sophistication.

Whether you enjoy mac & cheese, spaghetti & parmesan, or a simple pasta salad like this one, it’s a great combination! And what I love about this Pasta Salad with Goat Cheese is it’s perfect for this time of year.

You can find a lot of these ingreidents in your own garden. I love finding recipes for my home-grown tomatoes and herbs.

I started by cooking 3 cups of rigatoni pasta. Rinse the pasta with cold water to stop it from cooking. While my pasta was cooking, I cut my grape tomatoes in half and chopped up my basil.

Then I added my tomatoes, basil and goat cheese.

Top this with olive oil and salt & pepper. Mix it all together!

And you are ready to serve! It’s that simple. This pairs nicely with something on the grill or just eat it by itself.

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Pasta Salad with Goat Cheese

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 Cups Rigatoni pasta cooked & rinsed
• 1 cup Grape Tomatoes cut in half
• 1 cup Goat Cheese crumbled
• 1/4 cup fresh Basil chopped
• 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 3/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Pepper

Instructions

1. Follow directions and cook the pasta, drain and rinse with cold water
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the pasta, grape tomatoes, goat cheese and basil
3. Add the olive oil, salt & pepper
4. Mix together
5. Serve

Recipe Notes

This is a great recipe to experiment with. Add whatever veggies you enjoy.