Pasta Salad in a Jar

This quick and easy pasta salad is a great on-the-go lunch that layers tortellini, pesto, tomatoes, and mache lettuce in a canning jar.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 719 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (4 ounce) jar pesto (such as Three Bridges® Pesto)
• 1 canning jar
• 1 (9 ounce) package spinach and cheese tortellini (such as Three Bridges® Tortel
• 0.25 cup halved, seeded, and sliced English cucumber
• 0.25 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• 0.25 cup matchstick-sized pieces red onion
• 0.5 cup chopped mache (lamb's lettuce)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook tortellini in the boiling water until they float to the top, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain water. Place in the refrigerator to cool, about 15 minutes.

Step 2

Layer pesto, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, tortellini, and mache into the canning jar; season with salt and pepper.