Classic Pasta Salad
Everyone always loves this cold italian pasta salad recipe made with a simple homemade italian dressing, rotini noodles, tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, pepperoni or hard salami, onion.
Recipe Summary Classic Pasta Salad
A classic, light pasta salad featuring Italian dressing. I much prefer it to a the heavy mayo-based varieties. Fast, simple, and easy to make in
bulk for parties.
Ingredients | Pasta Salad Dressing1 (16 ounce) package tricolor rotini pasta1 ½ cups Italian-style salad dressing½ cup diced pepperoni½ cup diced salami½ cup diced Cheddar cheese½ cup diced Monterey Jack cheese½ cup crumbled feta cheese⅓ cup sliced black olives12 cherry tomatoes, halved½ medium cucumber, diced⅓ medium red onion, dicedDirectionsBring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Strain pasta and run it under cold water to stop the cooking process; you don't want it to be mushy. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.Add salad dressing, pepperoni, salami, Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, feta cheese, black olives, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion to the pasta; toss to combine.Cover and let sit in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.Info | Pasta Salad Dressingprep:
40 mins
cook:
15 mins
additional:
1 hr
total:
1 hr 55 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
12 servings
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