Easy Pasta Salad

Name: Easy Pasta Salad — Tasty Bites
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 7 servings
Ingredients: 12 ounce Tricolor Rotini Pasta; 1.5 cup Italian Dressing; 8 ounce Mozzarella Cheese (cubed); 5 ounce Pepperoni (thinly sliced); 4 ounce Salami (thinly sliced); 1 English Cucumber (diced); 1 cup Red Onion (diced); 0.5 cup Yellow Bell Pepper (diced); 0.5 cup Green Bell Pepper (diced); 1 tablespoon Parsley (fresh, chopped); 3 ounce Black Olives (sliced); 4 ounce Pimento Peppers (sliced); 2 cup Cherry Tomatoes (halved); 1 teaspoon Salt

Soul Food Cooking (Barbara)

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A colorful and flavorful pasta salad loaded with rotini pasta, fresh vegetables, cheese, and Italian meats, all tossed in Italian dressing for a perfect side dish or light meal.

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Ingredients

12 ounce Tricolor Rotini Pasta

1.5 cup Italian Dressing

8 ounce Mozzarella Cheese cubed

5 ounce Pepperoni thinly sliced

4 ounce Salami thinly sliced

1 English Cucumber diced

1 cup Red Onion diced

0.5 cup Yellow Bell Pepper diced

0.5 cup Green Bell Pepper diced

1 tablespoon Parsley fresh, chopped

3 ounce Black Olives sliced

4 ounce Pimento Peppers sliced

2 cup Cherry Tomatoes halved

1 teaspoon Salt

Equipment

Large pot

Large mixing bowl

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rotini pasta and cook for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Drain the water and set the pasta aside to cool for 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the cooled pasta, cherry tomatoes, and diced cucumber.

Add the red onion, black olives, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, pimento peppers, parsley, pepperoni, and salami.

Cube the mozzarella cheese and add it to the bowl.

Pour the Italian dressing over the salad and mix thoroughly until all ingredients are well combined and coated.

Add salt to taste. Serve the pasta salad immediately or chill in the refrigerator for later.

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Nutrition

Provides moderate amounts of protein from cheese and deli meats, carbohydrates from pasta, and vitamins from fresh vegetables, though high in sodium and saturated fat.

Calories	400 kcal
Energy	1674 kJ
Protein	17 g
Total Fat	26 g
Saturated Fat	7 g
Trans Fat	0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	6 g
Monounsaturated Fat	11 g
Cholesterol	36 mg
Carbohydrate	40 g
Sugars	6 g
Dietary Fibre	3 g
Sodium	643 mg

*per serving

PescatarianNut FreePeanut FreeSesame FreeEgg FreeSoy FreeShellfish Free

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