Squash and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Salad with Meatballs

Dinner 5.23.2012: Squash and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Salad with Meatballs

Squash and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Salad with Meatballs

Squash and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Salad (rotini, roasted red peppers, roasted yellow squash, cheddar cheese, green onion, chopped parsley)

Dressing (olive oil, red wine vinegar, honey, kosher salt, black pepper, dried thyme, Dijon mustard, little water) - toss with pasta salad ingredients and let sit at room temp. for 50 mins - stir occasionally.

Meatballs (ground sirloin, egg, panko bread crumbs, kosher salt, pepper, dried thyme, grated parmesan, Dijon mustard) - combine ingredients, make meatballs, sear on all sides until nicely browned and cooked through. These meatballs are also great when simmered in a zesty marinara sauce and served with spaghetti.

Squash and Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Salad with Meatballs