Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, pasta salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This light and refreshing cold pasta salad is loaded with the flavors of the Mediterranean, and pairs well with grilled proteins, such as fish, pork, chicken or steak. If you make this in advance, reserve a bit of the dressing to add right before serving, as the pasta has a tendency to soak up the dressing as it sits over time. Pasta salad is the perfect party food. Choose from among these popular renditions for your next picnic or potluck.
Pasta Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Pasta Salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pasta salad using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Pasta Salad:
- Take 1 (16 oz.) Box Rotini pasta
- Make ready 1 head broccoli florets
- Prepare 1 pack grape tomatoes, halved
- Get 2 cucumbers, seeds removed, diced fine
- Take 1 roasted red pepper, diced
- Prepare Green onions, sliced
- Take 1 can large black pitted olives, sliced
- Make ready 1 bottle, about 10 greek peppers, whole (peppercinis)
- Take 1 block colby cheese cubed
- Prepare 1 block pepper jack cheese cubed
- Make ready Or mozzarella pearls or shredded mozzarella
- Make ready 1 ham steak cubed
- Get 1 bag mini pepperonis
- Prepare 1 packet Good Seasons Italian seasoning mix
- Make ready 2 Tbls honey
- Get 1 (24 oz.) bottle olive garden creamy Italian dressing
- Prepare 3 Tbl pesto
Pasta salads are a hit at potlucks and picnics or a simple weeknight meal. Find easy and healthy options for pasta salad recipes including Italian, chicken, tortellini, pesto, macaroni, tuna, and more. Pasta salads are great for brunch, ladies luncheons, or light summer suppers. Add protein, such as chopped deli chicken, boiled shrimp, or sliced grilled steak, to turn a quick pasta salad into a main-dish meal.
Instructions to make Pasta Salad:
- Boil pasta according to directions and drain then run cold water over pasta to cool, drain again and set aside
- Put together entire ingredients into large mixing bowl (except the pasta and bottle dressing) turning to mix
- Add pasta and bottle dressing and turn in bowl with spatula until evenly coated, I also add some juice from the pepper jar
- Cover and place in fridge…at least 2-3 hours to marry the flavors Overnight is better
- After taking out of fridge, give it a toss and serve !! 😋
- I like to add a little grated parmesan or feta cheese on top maybe some sunflower seeds or bacon bits but that is completely optional ENJOY !!
- Double this recipe for several people 😋😋😋😋😋😋
Pasta salads are great for brunch, ladies luncheons, or light summer suppers. Add protein, such as chopped deli chicken, boiled shrimp, or sliced grilled steak, to turn a quick pasta salad into a main-dish meal. If you whip up a big batch of pasta ahead of time, you can assemble a pasta salad in minutes. Place the pasta salad ingredients in a bowl. Add the tomatoes, cucumber, mozzarella, salami, olives, and parsley.
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