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A blue bowl full of rainbow colored pasta salad.
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4 from 2 votes

Pasta Salad

A simple colorful pasta salad using tricolor rotini noodles; adding pepperoni and mozzarella cheese topped with Italian dressing for a simply perfect side dish.

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  • 16 oz rotini noodles
  • 3 oz whole olives
  • 3.5 oz pepperoni slices
  • 5 sticks string cheese
  • 12 baby carrots
  • 1 small head of broccoli
  • 1/4 cup shredded parmesan
  • 8 oz Italian dressing

Instructions

  • Boil water in a large pot.
  • Cook noodles according to package. (When cooked drain water)
  • Cut olives in half
  • Cut pepperoni’s in quarters
  • Cut string cheese in 1/4 inch slices
  • Cut carrots into bite sized pieces. Cut broccoli into bite sized pieces too.
  • Combine noodles, olives, pepperoni, cheese, carrots, broccoli, parmesan cheese and dressing in a large bowl.
  • Stir.
  • Close bowl with a lid (or cover with foil if you’re brave)
  • Refrigerate for about 30 minutes before serving. (Half way through refrigeration, flip bowl upside-down so that dressing will mix throughout)