Creamy cold pasta, ready in under 10 minutes!

Name: Creamy cold pasta, ready in under 10 minutes!
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 9 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 7 oz fusilli; 4.2 oz cream cheese (such as Philadelphia); 7 oz cherry tomatoes; 4 basil leaves; 2.5 oz pitted black olives (about 20); Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste; Salt, to taste; Black pepper, to taste

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Main Dish

Very Easy

9 min

553 Kcal

This classic pasta salad gets an extra-creamy, delicious touch from the addition of cream cheese: it’s one of Italians’ favorite summer cold dishes. The ingredients used in this recipe don’t need to be cooked (apart from the pasta, of course), so you’ll spend very little time at the stove, and the cold pasta salad will be ready to enjoy in under 10 minutes. You can eat it straight away at home or store it in the refrigerator to take with you to work, to the beach or to the mountains. Choose your favorite short pasta, as long as it’s good quality, and try this fresh, flavorful tricolor salad!

Ingredients

7 oz fusilli
4.2 oz cream cheese (such as Philadelphia)
7 oz cherry tomatoes
4 basil leaves
2.5 oz pitted black olives (about 20)
Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste

Materials

Salad bowl
Pot

Preparation

Preparation2 min

Cook time7 min

Cook the pasta until al dente in salted boiling water. Once cooked, rinse it immediately under cold water to stop it cooking.
Transfer the well-drained pasta to a salad bowl, add the halved cherry tomatoes, the black olives (also halved), the chopped basil leaves, a drizzle of olive oil and some pepper.
Add the cream cheese and mix well until the pasta salad is creamy.
Serve in a deep plate or keep in the fridge if you want to enjoy it later, and that's it!

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FAQ ❓

How long can I store creamy cold pasta?

For up to 3 days in the refrigerator. Store it in an airtight container.

What shape of pasta should I use for pasta salad?

Any short pasta shape will work, but we recommend fusilli, mezze penne or rotelle.

What kind of cream cheese should I use for creamy cold pasta?

We used Philadelphia. If you want to give the pasta salad more character, you can also use fresh goat cheese or a flavored cream cheese.

What can I add to creamy cold pasta?

As you know, pasta salad is also a great way to reduce food waste. You can add different ingredients depending on what you have available. Here, we used only ingredients that didn’t need to be cooked, for a super-quick version.