Pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and mozzarella

Pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and mozzarella

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A salad of mixed greens, sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, mozzarella, and basil, dressed with olive oil and topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

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This pasta dish can be prepared in just a few minutes. The butterfly-shaped pasta is enhanced with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, and basil, and finished with Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$7.58 $1.90 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.40
  • $0.42
  • $1.39
  • $0.40
  • $2.99
  • $0.20
  • $0.04
  • $0.14
  • $0.60

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Bring the water to a boil, add salt, and cook the pasta.
  2. Slice the olives and mozzarella in half. ≈ 8 min
  3. Drain the pasta and mix in all the other ingredients. ≈ 4 min
  4. Season with salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  5. Sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and mozzarella

  • 400 g of farfalle pasta (bow-tie pasta)$1.40
  • 50 g of pitted black olives$0.42
  • 100 g of mozzarella cocktail, or mozzarella cut into pieces$1.39
  • 50 ml of olive oil$0.40
  • 100 g of sun-dried tomatoes in oil$2.99
  • basil$0.20
  • salt$0.04
  • black pepper$0.14
  • Parmesan$0.60

Total$7.58

that's $1.90 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of farfalle pasta (bow-tie pasta)
  • 50 g of pitted black olives
  • 100 g of mozzarella cocktail, or mozzarella cut into pieces
  • 50 ml of olive oil
  • 100 g of sun-dried tomatoes in oil
  • basil
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • Parmesan

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