With school back underway, I love to have pasta salad or other hearty salads that I can make on Sunday and have ready to go in the fridge all week long. These types of dishes hold up really well in the lunch box (pictured below) and are great to grab and go for adult/work lunches as well. We're big fans of pesto in our house, so this twist with red peppers felt like a great way to switch things up!

Want to Save this Recipe?
Enter your email below & we'll send it straight to your inbox. Plus you'll get great new recipes from us every week!
Kristin says
Hi,
What could be a possible replacement for the almonds?
Lisa says
Pine nuts or walnuts!
Maureen Petru says
Should the almonds have the skins removed?
Lisa says
Not necessary!
2pots2cook says
Perfect office lunch ! Thank you !
Lisa says
You are welcome!
Elizabeth says
I’ve had a hard time finding whole wheat orzo. Even shopping online seems to yield only very expensive options. Could you provide a brand and where we buy it? Thanks!
Becky says
Delallo sells it here in CA at Sprouts
Lisa says
There are some options on Amazon or you could substitute with a different (small) pasta if you'd like.