This Low Calorie High Protein Caprese Pasta Salad is just 106 calories and has 8.9g of protein per 1/2 cup. Perfect for a snack or side dish! I made it with protein pasta, saving 100’s of calories, lots of carbs, and (best of all) boosting the protein a lot!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

1 (8-oz) box Chickpea Penne Pasta
¼ cup Low Calorie Pesto (or store-bought)
3 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
15 cherry tomates
6 oz mini mozzarella balls (or cubed mozzarella)
½ cup fresh basil

Low Calorie High Protein Caprese Pasta Salad

Healthy Caprese Pasta Salad Meal Prep and Storage

Meal Prep: I love to meal prep this healthy recipe! I make it ahead of time (often for dinner- then store the leftovers as meal prep dinners) and move to either individual meal prep containers, or family sized containers.
Storage: Will hold for 5 days in the fridge or 1 month in the freezer.
Reheating: Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes.

Low Calorie High Protein Caprese Pasta Salad

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Low Calorie High Protein Caprese Pasta Salad

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This Low Calorie High Protein Caprese Pasta Salad is just 106 calories and has 8.9g of protein per 1/2 cup. Perfect for a snack or side dish!

I like to use cherry tomatoes to make this healthy caprese pasta salad, but any tomatoes will work as long as they are cut into bite sized pieces.

Special Tip: I used protein pasta, but you can use any pasta you like. Regular pasta will change the nutrition, but it will still be very yummy!

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Prep Time 6

Cook Time 9

Total Time 15

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings servings

Calories 106 kcal

Ingredients

1 (8-oz) box Chickpea Penne Pasta
¼ cup Low Calorie Pesto or store-bought
3 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
15 cherry tomates quartered
6 oz mini mozzarella balls or cubed mozzarella
½ cup fresh basil chopped

Instructions

Cook the pasta to al dente according to the directions on the package.
Drain and add the pasta to a large bowl, add in the pesto, balsamic vinegar, slat and pepper.
Toss well to combine and then leave to cool to room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
Add in the tomatoes, mozzarella and the basil.
Toss again to combine ingredients, then cover and chill in the fridge for 2-4 hours.
Serve cold.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 106kcalCarbohydrates: 11.3gProtein: 8.9gFat: 3.8gSaturated Fat: 1.6gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 206mgPotassium: 7mgFiber: 2.7gSugar: 1.7gCalcium: 31mgIron: 2mg

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