Italian Pesto Pasta Salad

Great Potluck recipe. I cut in half as it makes quite a lot. Half served 6 people easily with some leftover. I always have most of the ingredients (Costco Pesto) on hand so it's an easy-don't need to go to the store recipe. I did substitute chopped romaine for the arugula for this reason and think that spinach etc. would work well. I did increase the amount of pine nuts and love the idea of other reviewers of adding some chicken to make it a meal in a bowl.

Just made this using cavitapi and a rotisserie chicken chopped up. What a hit with both me and my hubby! I used a good store bought pesto for covienience. Made a lot, so would be a good potluck dish.

This was great. I used cheese tortellini instead of macaroni and this made this even more of a meal   Since we had non- bean eaters, I substituted shelled edamame.  Everyone loved it.

Love this recipe! I added grilled chicken basted with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper...delicious!

This salad was good but i suggest adding red bell pepper for an added layer of flavor, some crunch, and color.

My parents are vegetarians and I was looking for a healthy summer salad to bring to my dads birthday that was alittle different. I mixed spinach in with the arugula. They loved it so much they ask me to bring it every time I come.