Name: Tortellini Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds cheese tortellini (I use Kirkland); 20 oz roasted red pepper Italian dressing (or your favorite Italian style dressing); 1 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper; 1 red bell pepper (diced); 1/2 English cucumber (sliced); 1/2 shallots (sliced (can use all of the shallot for more onion flavor)); 15 black olives (sliced, can sub green); 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (can sub other hard cheese); basil leaves for garnish (optional)

Cheese tortellini, fresh veggies and tangy Italian dressing come together for a fresh and flavorful Tortellini Pasta Salad in 15 minutes.

Jump to Recipe

When the summer heat hits I try to use my good sense and serve up lots of stuff on the grill and lots of cold stuff. We really enjoy cheese tortellini with Alfredo or marinara sauce but in the summer it makes a perfect pasta salad!

The Best ways to eat tortellini pasta salad

This Tortellini Pasta Salad is full of veggies and is a wonderful main dish. We take it on picnics, to BBQs or sometimes serve it as a side dish with steak off the grill. It is a very flexible salad that lends itself well to most anything you have out of the garden or from the farmer’s market.

More Pasta Salad to Love

This Hawaiian Mac Salad is one of our favorites all year long.

A big bowl of tortellini pasta salad sits ready to eat next to some fresh herbs. You can see big cheese filled tortellini, diced bell peppers, pieces of cucumber, and sliced olives. The salad is garnished with Parmesan cheese.

Print Pin

4.75 from 4 votes

Tortellini Pasta Salad

Cheese tortellini, fresh veggies and tangy Italian dressing come together for a fresh and flavorful Tortellini Pasta Salad in 15 minutes. Note: It is nice to let the sauce absorb into the salad for at least an hour before you serve it. The longer it sits, the stronger the flavor. I like to make this a day ahead.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword pasta salad, cheese filled pasta salad, italian pasta salad

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings

Mirlandra Neuneker

Author Mirlandra Neuneker

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds cheese tortellini I use Kirkland
20 oz roasted red pepper Italian dressing or your favorite Italian style dressing
1 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
1 red bell pepper diced
1/2 English cucumber sliced
1/2 shallots sliced (can use all of the shallot for more onion flavor)
15 black olives sliced, can sub green
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese can sub other hard cheese
basil leaves for garnish optional

Instructions

Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain and rinse under cold water. Place in a medium bowl.
While tortellini is cooking, cut up the vegetables.
Whisk together dressing and black pepper. To drained pasta add the dressing mixture, bell pepper, cucumber, and onions. Carefully toss to combine.
Cover and chill until ready to serve. The longer it marinates, the stronger the flavor is. Garnish with cheese and basil leaves.

Your Rating Matters

When you leave a comment or star rating, it means more than you might think. It helps me understand what you’re enjoying, builds trust for other readers, and supports real, tested cooking content. If you have a moment, I’d truly appreciate you sharing your experience. - Mirlandra

Nutrition Estimate

A Note on Nutrition

Nutritional info is an imperfect estimate. Please take it with a grain of salt.

I read each and every comment and I try to respond to questions asap, so ask away! If you’ve made a recipe, I would love to hear about it! Please come back and share your experience and give the recipe a 5-star rating so other people will know how much you loved it!

PIN FOR LATER