| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 25 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups tortellini (cheese, meat, vegetable – your choice!), cooked, drained and cooled
- 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese (bocconcini or cut into 1-inch cubes)
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 celery stalks, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup artichoke hearts, drained and rinsed
- 3/4 cup black olives, pitted
- 1/2 cup cucumber peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup pepperoni slices
- 1/4 cup Italian dressing
Instructions
- Place each type of ingredient in a separate small bowl and line up bowls on a table or countertop that’s within reach for all the kids.
- Using age-appropriate skewers (kebab skewers, disposable wooden skewers, coffee stir-sticks or straws), have each kid personalize their own totem pole by adding ingredients of their choice onto the skewer. Make colorful patterns; see who can fit the most ingredients onto their totem pole; count pieces as each is added. Dip totem poles in Italian dressing and eat!
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 251 |
| Total Fat | 16 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Cholesterol | 42 mg |
| Sodium | 628 mg |
Reviews
I made as written for my children’s lunch boxes. They really enjoyed it, and my husband and I ate the rest of the ingredients as a pasta salad for our lunch. Super simple, and hardly a “recipe”, but thank you for a great idea! I think next time I’ll just forget the sticks and we’ll all eat it in a bowl.
This is wonderful. I made it with a twist. Instead of an Italian dressing, I used a balsamic glaze. It’s sort of a salad on a stick.