• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Mama Miss

  • Home
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Free Printables
  • Recipes
  • About
  • Popular Posts

eats: Arugula Tortellini Salad

Friday, April 11, 2014 1 Comment

Arugula Tortellini Salad | @mamamissblog #quickmeal #simplemeal #kidfriendly #salad

I’m all about QUICK & EASY meals (if you haven’t figured that out already).

Some weeks I get all excited & creative to try new things and extremely complicated meals.  When these creative streaks in the kitchen happen, hubs promptly says “oooh the chef is getting sassy”.  Well, I think the majority of the time this chef is far from sassy lol.  She’s tired, and crazy busy, and she just wants simple and fast.  Tell me most of you feel the same way?!

Well, this Arugula Tortellini Salad requires no defrosting, no heavy prep, the kids will eat it, and it’s relatively healthy.  And when I say “relatively healthy” I mean, it’s not like eating a bowl full of fresh steamed veggies, but it’s far from a fast food meal.  So it’s relatively healthy, and simple, and kid-edible, and quick.  Four words I LOVE to hear when making a meal for the whole family.

Arugula Tortellini Salad | @mamamissblog #quickmeal #simplemeal #kidfriendly #salad





Arugula Tortellini Salad | @mamamissblog #quickmeal #simplemeal #kidfriendly #salad

Arugula Tortellini Salad | @mamamissblog #quickmeal #simplemeal #kidfriendly #salad

Speaking of whole family.

I RARELY make separate meals for kids.  I mean, once in a blue moon, rare.  The only time the kiddos get separate meals is if the dish is overly spicy, which is indeed rare since I’m not a spicy food fan either, only hubs is.  So, when I am creating recipes or doing extreme altering to them, I’m adapting them to fit our family’s needs, for our family time.

Arugula Tortellini Salad | @mamamissblog #quickmeal #simplemeal #kidfriendly #salad

Arugula Tortellini Salad | @mamamissblog #quickmeal #simplemeal #kidfriendly #salad

Speaking of family time.

Meals at breakfast & lunch are chaotic – dinner is family time.  We eat together every night, at the kitchen table.  The kids eat what we eat.  V, sometimes T, sets the table and helps serve the meals.  We go around the table every night and either share “what our favorite part of that day was”, or “what we were thankful for that day”.  I started off doing this sporadically, and more recently I’ve been so consistent with it that V has taken the torch (heart swoon) and goes around & asks everyone at dinner now.  My favorite, my absolute favorite… is when we have family visiting for dinner and she goes around & asks them too – truly makes my heart smile.

So, the Arugula Tortellini Salad.  Enjoy!

Print
Arugula Tortellini Salad

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 16 oz bag frozen cheese tortellini
1/4 cup pesto
1/4 cup 0% plain Greek yogurt
1 8 oz bag baby arugula
fresh Parmesan, shaved into strips with grater or vegetable peeler
salt & pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook tortellini according to package directions; Drain.
  2. While tortellini is cooking, in a small bowl, combine pesto and Greek yogurt; Stir to combine.
  3. Rinse & dry arugula, add to large bowl.
  4. Add cooked tortellini and yogurt/pesto mixture to arugula in large bowl; Toss to combine.
  5. Season with salt and pepper. Top with fresh Parmesan shavings.
3.1
https://www.mamamiss.com/blog/2014/04/11/arugula-tortellini-salad/
All rights reserved Copyright 2012-2019 Mama Miss Blog and Designs

Arugula Tortellini Salad | @mamamissblog #quickmeal #simplemeal #kidfriendly #salad

 

♥

Like what you see?!

You can connect with me on:

Pinterest || Facebook || Twitter || Google +

♥

© Mama Miss. All images & content are copyright protected.
Feel free to share ONE picture and linking directly to this post for download.
Please do not copy directions, ingredients, or pdf files for your own website or Facebook page, visuals or words.
Copying my post partially, or fully, is strictly prohibited.

All work by Mama Miss is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

♥♥♥

(Visited 2,579 times, 1 visits today)

Related Posts

  • Virtual Summer Camp with Babble – SUMMER GIVEAWAY | Mama MissVirtual Summer Camp with Babble – SUMMER GIVEAWAY
  • 10 Days of a Kid-Made Christmas - featuring 70+ ornaments inspired by childrens books! | @mamamissblog #KidMadeChristmas #KidMadeOrnamentsweek two: 10 Days of a Kid-Made Christmas
  • Celebrate the MOOSESTACHE with a simple & hilarious Moosetache Activity - let the laughs commence! From @mamamissblogMoosetache Activity
  • Great Service Project Ideas for Getting the Kids Involved - You have the ability to inspire your littles to make a difference in the lives of others. From @mamamissblog #serviceideasforkidsService Project Ideas for Getting the Kids Involved
  • sweets: Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
  • fun eats: Dinosaur Rice Krispie Treatsfun eats: Dinosaur Rice Krispie Treats
Tweet
Share
Pin
Share
0 Shares

a healthier option· EAT· eats· FOOD· kid-friendly food· lemon· pasta· quick/easy meal· salad· vegetables

Stay updated!

Get all the latest goodness straight to your inbox!

Previous Post: « create kiddo: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk Paint
Next Post: organize me: Trademarking Your Blog »

Reader Interactions

Trackbacks

  1. Easter Brunch Recipes - Lil' Luna says:
    Friday, April 18, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    […] Arugula Tortellini Salad from Mama Miss […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

About me

Gratitude For Middle Schoolers

Gratitude For Early Elementary

Subscribe to Mama Miss Happenings!

Affiliates and Sponsors

What I’m Pinning

Copyright & License

Protected by Copyscape Plagiarism Checker
Creative Commons License
This work by Mama Miss is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
© Mama Miss, 2012-2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. One picture with a link back may be used provided that full and clear credit is given to Mama Miss and with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Copying a post partially, or fully, is strictly prohibited. * YOU MAY NOT use any photo from mamamiss.com without agreeing to my copyright terms. Please do not copy directions, ingredients, or pdf files for your own website. *YOU MAY NOT edit my photos by cropping out my logo - such is a copyright violation & legal action will be pursued.

Find me here

mamamiss foodgawker gallery   mamamiss craftgawker gallery
 
 
 
 
 baby book

My Instagram

mamamissblog

These Cookie Butter Muddy Buddies are soooooo yumm These Cookie Butter Muddy Buddies are soooooo yummy - I know cause I may have snuck a chunk fresh from the bag 😜 #shhhhdonttell 

I completely forgot that I put this recipe up (on the ol’ blog) forever ago & was reminded of it today. The kids wanted to try a bag of muddy buddies from Wawa & I said fresh muddy buddies are soooo much better… and fresh warm muddy buddies with @traderjoes #cookiebutter is to die for.  #youhavetotrythis #youwontregretit #traderjoesmusthaves 

https://www.mamamiss.com/blog/2014/03/03/cookie-butter-muddy-buddies/
Meanwhile… this is my night ❤️💕Prepping v Meanwhile… this is my night ❤️💕Prepping valentines for my co-op kiddos, for tomorrow. 

#diyvalentines #handmadewithlove 
#homeschoolvalentineexchange #homeschoolcoop #friendslearningtogether
I’m just here for the snacks.
🌭🍿🍬🥒🥕🍅🫑🥨
#whoisevenplaying #noclue #superbowltraditions
Car doodles in Procreate while waiting for V in ba Car doodles in Procreate while waiting for V in ballet tonight. 

As a creative, I often forget to take the time to just intentionally sit and draw, just to draw, with no clear path in mind.  To let the pen lead me in a direction. 

I don’t know who she is… she was just in my head ✍🏻🌼🌸
{V said she looks like if Frida had a daughter} 🤔😆🤷🏼‍♀️

It felt good tho - really really good - to just draw.

✔️Me Time Goal: be more intentional with loose, process based, no rules, creative time. 

#metime #creativetime #intentionalcreativity #arttherapy #procreatedoodle
Speaking of yummy breakfast. Let’s forget the Speaking of yummy breakfast. 

Let’s forget the kiddos & their fruit platter for a moment shall we 😉

This is my EVERYDAY breakfast - my strawberry chocolate protein shake! 

🍓🍫After working on several protein shake concoctions for the past year… trying to find the best tasting/best macro ratio/least calorie one for me - this is it. I have this every morning after my workout… literally every morning. I will also make it with the Afterburn vanilla plant based (the whey based one is too much for my stomach) protein powder too, but I prefer the chocolate. 

(swipe for ingredients/macro breakdown)

Now, protein shakes… yeah I know, ewwww, right?! Noooooo!  Guys, before I started at Burn, almost a year ago, the last protein shake I had was over 20 years ago (when I was fitness crazed twenty something) - I HATED protein shakes.  They were sooooo gross that I used to hold my nose to drink them quickly… they were nasty. #nojoke #iheldmynose

Friends, protein powder has come a looooonnnnng way in 20 years!  Now I don’t know about other protein powders out there, I looked around a little, but I couldn’t find anything comparable to the calorie/macro ratio that Afterburn has.  #notanad #myhonesttogoodnessopinion
Kiddos breakfast today. 🤗 I love doing little Kiddos breakfast today. 🤗

I love doing little boards like this for the kids meals - you get the most bang for your buck. Plus, it looks more fancy & complicated than it really is - it’s really just fruit placed on a plate with yogurt & waffles. 

They each get their own board. #becausesiblings #noexplanationneeded 

I only got a pic of one plate because T started devouring it before I could snap a pic 😆

Their boards today have:
🍓🫐 🍌
strawberries
raspberries 
blueberries 
bananas
satsuma mandarins
clementines
blackberries
blood oranges
yogurt
blueberry waffles 

I give them a fork and a spoon - the yogurt can be used for dipping or just eaten as yogurt.
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Footer

Categories

Archives

Search

Return to top of page    Disclaimer