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pasta salad

Easy Pasta Salad

Prep Time 9 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 7 servings
Course: Salads
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz tricolor rotini pasta
  • 1-1/2 cups Italian dressing
  • 8 oz mozzarella cheese, cubed
  • 5 oz pepperoni, thinly sliced
  • 4 oz salami, thinly sliced
  • 1 English cucumber, diced
  • 1 cup red onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • 3 oz black olives, sliced
  • 4 oz pimento peppers, sliced
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 tsp salt

Method
 

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rotini pasta and cook for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Drain the water and set the pasta aside to cool for 10 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the cooled pasta, cherry tomatoes, and diced cucumber.
  4. Add the red onion, black olives, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, pimento peppers, parsley, pepperoni, and salami.
  5. Cube the mozzarella cheese and add it to the bowl.
  6. Pour the Italian dressing over the salad and mix thoroughly until all ingredients are well combined and coated.
  7. Add salt to taste. Serve the pasta salad immediately or chill in the refrigerator for later.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal

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