Kitchen Sink Chipotle & Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad Recipe

Name: Kitchen Sink Chipotle & Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package pasta (curly or tube); 10 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese; 1 (10 ounce) can artichoke hearts; 1 (6 -8 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes with Italian herbs, in oil (reserve the oil for sauce); 12 ounces grape tomatoes or 12 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved; 6 ounces fresh spinach, diced up; chipotle garnishing sauce (use some of the sauce too) or 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, to taste (use some of the sauce too); coarse salt, to taste; fresh ground pepper, to taste; mayonnaise, to taste (optional)

Servings: persons

1 (16 ounce) package pasta (curly or tube)
10 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese
1 (10 ounce) can artichoke hearts
1 (6 -8 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes with Italian herbs, in oil (reserve the oil for sauce)
12 ounces grape tomatoes or 12 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
6 ounces fresh spinach, diced up
chipotle garnishing sauce (use some of the sauce too) or 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, to taste (use some of the sauce too)
coarse salt, to taste
fresh ground pepper, to taste
mayonnaise, to taste (optional)

1
Cook pasta al dente.
2
Dice up mozzarella, artichoke hearts and sun dried tomatoes (i like to use kitchen shears for the sun dried toms).
3
Toss cooled pasta (don't want to melt the cheese or maybe you do!) with all the other ingredients.
4
Pour reserved sun dried tomato oil (use whatever you need to get it saucy), chipotle sauce (use whatever you desire for spiciness) over pasta, salt and pepper and toss to coat.
5
If you can't find the chipotle garnishing sauce (I can't remember where I found mine and it is almost out!) just use some diced up, about 2, chipotles in adobo sauce or just the adobo sauce and add some mayo, about 1/4 cup to make it creamy and you should be fine. I'm all about shortcuts tho so i hope i can find more!
6
Refrigerate for a couple hours, but I like overnight.
7
Add chopped up spinach before serving at room temperature.
8
Oh and don't forget the salt.i feel that salt really makes the flavors of the chipotles come alive!

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 (16 ounce) package pasta (curly or tube), 10 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese, 1 (10 ounce) can artichoke hearts, 1 (6 -8 ounce) jar sun-dried tomatoes with Italian herbs, in oil (reserve the oil for sauce), and more.

Yes, Kitchen Sink Chipotle & Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad falls under the Pasta & Noodles category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Kitchen Sink Chipotle & Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad

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