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    Home » Soups and Salads

    Weight Watcher's Caprese Pasta Salad

    Published: Jun 29, 2015 · Modified: Oct 8, 2022 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Caprese pasta salad is a simple Italian salad made with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil. You can add any fun-shaped pasta to it to completely transform it into a pasta salad. 

    I've been noticing a trend in the type of recipes you guys like lately, and what I've found was, that you guys mostly like pasta and casserole recipes. I've done Caprese pasta salads before on this blog, but not a Weight Watcher version. There's not a lot of difference between a lightened-up version of this dish, and a regular version. It's just your typical tomato, basil, and mozzarella. Use whole grain penne pasta. Barilla has one with 19 grams of protein. Just make sure to watch your serving size!

    Make Ahead

    I'm taking this pasta to the lake on Friday and it can be made ahead of time. Just keep it stored in a large enough Tupperware container if you plan on bringing it somewhere. I've done that before with the BLT pasta salad and the longer it sits, the better it gets.

    What Ingredients do I need? 

    In this section, you can find substitutes or suggestions for certain ingredients. I also will try and list out what the ingredients' purpose is for. 

    Pasta  - any fun shaped pasta, I used whole wheat penne noodles 

    Heirloom Tomatoes  -  sliced in half 

    Fresh Mozzarella - such as Belgioso - This cheese comes in a variety of sizes and shapes. I like the bocconcini balls. 

    Olive Oil - I like to use the Simply Nature Olive Oil from Aldi 

    Balsamic Vinegar - When I worked at the hotel in the salad department we would make this pasta salad quite often and used a container of Italian Dressing instead of Balsamic vinegar. It's was fast and easier than making a dressing.

    Spices - Garlic and Oregano 

    Basil - freshly torn 

    How to make Caprese Pasta Salad 

    1. Cook the pasta in a medium saucepan until al dente. About 7 to 8 minutes. Drain. 
    2. Cut the basil into thinly sliced strips and the tomatoes in half while the pasta is cooking.
    3. In a small bowl, combine the garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and oregano.
    4. Combine the pasta, and all the rest of the ingredients into a bowl. Add the dressing and serve. 
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    If you’ve tried this Caprese Pasta Salad or any other recipe on the site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out. Snap a picture and upload it to Pinterest.

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    Weight Watcher's Caprese Pasta Salad


    • Author: Jenna
    • Cook Time: 7 min
    • Total Time: 7 min
    • Yield: 8 1x
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    Ingredients

    • 10 ounces of whole wheat penne pasta, cooked
    • 1 pint of heirloom tomatoes, sliced in half
    • 1 8 oz container of boccocini mozzarella balls
    • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
    • 1 tsp of oregano
    • 2 tsp of garlic cloves
    • ¼ cup of torn basil leaves
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    1. Cook the penne pasta in a medium sauce pan until al dente. About 7 to 8 minutes. Drain. 
    2. Cut the basil into thinly sliced strips and the tomatoes in half while the pasta is cooking.
    3. In a small bowl, combine the garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and oregano.
    4. Combine the the pasta, and all the rest of the ingredients into a bowl and serve.

    Notes

    myWW points: Blue  5; Green : 5;  Purple 5

    WW Personal Points: 6  Click here to see in recipe builder (will have to log in) 

    • Category: Easy
    • Method: Boil
    • Cuisine: Italian

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: ¾ cup
    • Calories: 167
    • Sugar: 5
    • Sodium: 336
    • Fat: 8
    • Saturated Fat: 4
    • Unsaturated Fat: 1
    • Trans Fat: 0
    • Carbohydrates: 15
    • Fiber: 3
    • Protein: 2

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    1. Jenna says

      June 30, 2015 at 6:56 pm

      Thanks Amy!

    2. Amy Basso says

      June 30, 2015 at 1:43 pm

      As a fellow Weight Watcher, I love the way you organize your recipes by PointsPlus values! How convenient 🙂 This Caprese Salad looks amazingly delicious!

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