Clean out the Fridge Friday: Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad

On Clean-out-the-Fridge Friday, I found a small piece of remaining smoked mozzarella cheese, a bit of grilled chicken, some cooked broccoli, about 1 T. each of pesto and crème fraiche, and some sautéed spinach in the fridge.  In the pantry, there was just a little bit of rigatoni pasta left, along with a bottle of roasted peppers.  This is just perfect for a rainbow pasta dish for Zoe, my one-year-old daughter. 

I cooked the pasta until done, cut the mozzarella into small cubes, and cut one of the roasted peppers into small strips.  I mixed the remaining ingredients together and chilled.  She loved almost all of it – she didn’t seem to care for the roasted peppers. 

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