summer time pesto pasta salad 🥗

(recipe & macros below👇⬇️)

not kidding yall…. this may be one of my favorite recipes ive made so far. this was SO good and unbelievably easy!!

Pesto Pasta Salad (in a jar!) 🫙🌱🍅🥗

Ingredients: Makes 5 servings

- 1 box of Goodles pasta (or any chickpea-based pasta)

- 2⁄3 cup basil pesto sauce (2 tbsp per serving)

- 2 large bunches of baby spinach, finely chopped (about 1 cup per serving)

- 1 container (6 oz) reduced-fat feta cheese (2 tbsp per serving)

- 1 container (10 oz) cherry tomatoes, halved

- 1 bunch green onions, chopped (about 2 tbsp per serving)

Instructions:

1. Cook pasta according to box instructions. Let it cool completely.

2. In a large jar (32 oz), layer ingredients in this order: pesto sauce, tomatoes, spinach, pasta, feta cheese, green onions.

3. Store in the fridge until ready to eat.

4. Before eating, shake vigorously to combine the pesto sauce.

5. Pair with a Two Good yogurt smoothie for extra protein.

6. Enjoy!

Macros:

- Pasta only: 316 kcal, 17 g protein, 37 g carbs, 12 g fat, 7 g fiber

- Pasta + yogurt smoothie: 374 kcal, 27 g protein, 42 g carbs, 14 g fat, 7 g fiber

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