Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, zesty pasta salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Zesty Potluck Pasta Salad (Featured below) - This simple summer salad is easy to make and gets a nice kick from fresh tomatoes and Italian dressing. Greek Salad - A nicely dressed tossed salad is always a crowd pleaser. This one has a lovely Greek-inspired feel and is dressed with a fab lemon vinaigrette.
Zesty Pasta Salad is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Zesty Pasta Salad is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have zesty pasta salad using 11 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Zesty Pasta Salad:
- Take 1/2 packages pizza size pepperoni -chopped into quarters.
- Get 1/2 jar mild pepper rings
- Prepare 1 large Tomato- chopped
- Take 1 large green pepper-chopped
- Prepare 1 small red onion-chopped
- Make ready 1 very small can sliced black olives
- Take 1 box tri colored rotini pasta
- Make ready 1 small block(about 8 oz.) mozzarella cheese chopped into 1/2 inch squares
- Prepare 1 small block(about 8 oz.) cheddar cheese chopped into 1/2 inch squares
- Get 1 large bottle Wishbone Italian Dressing
- Get 1 packet Good Seasons Italian Dressing seasoning
Enjoy as a main dish or serve as a side. It makes a great pot luck dish and is sure to please! Turn this Zesty Italian Pasta Salad into a main dish by adding slices of pepperoni and salami. Remember, don't overcook the pasta or the end result will be mushy.
Steps to make Zesty Pasta Salad:
- Cook pasta to an "El Dente" fork tender. Remove from heat. Drain. And run cold water over pasta till chilled. Place into large mixing bowl.
- Add all your ingredients to cold pasta. Stir your italian dressing and Dry italian seasoning packet into pasta salad until blended. Refrigerate 1 hour and then serve.
If you don't like olives but still want a savory-sour pop of flavor, use mild banana pepper rings instead. Use small, crunchy cucumbers if you can. Cook pasta according to package directions, rinse with cold water and drain. Place in a bowl, add tomatoes, celery, carrots, peppers, onions and Italian salad dressing. Just before serving, combine mayonnaise and Parmesan cheese, then stir in mozzarella and olives.
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