Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 10mins | Total: 25 mins | Servings: 12 | Yield: 12 servings
This is the star of the night! An excellent, delish pasta dish that is most loved by my kids. Pretty easy and not fussy, you can make this whenever! A quick dinner idea for your whole family to enjoy. This is the easiest and quickest pasta recipe I have ever tried. And the result is incomparable – burst in your mouth flavors, heavenly superb, and always a crowd-pleaser. All the ingredients are covered in Italian dressing. Yum! I will be bringing this to our next potluck and I am making a lot because I am one hundred percent sure everyone will go crazy over this fabulous pasta dish.
INGREDIENTS
1 (12 oz) package tri-color rotini pasta
¾ pound Italian salami, finely diced
½ green bell pepper, sliced
½ red bell pepper, sliced
½ red onion, chopped
1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
1 (6 oz) can slice black olives
8 ounces small fresh mozzarella balls (ciliegine)
3 (.7 oz) packages dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
HOW TO MAKE QUICK ITALIAN PASTA SALAD
Step 1: Bring to a boil a large pot of lightly salted water. Add the rotini and cook for about 8 minutes until tender but not firm. Drain and rinse the rotini with cold water. Set aside.
Step 2: In a large bowl, combine the pasta, salami, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, salad dressing, olives, and mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add the dry salad dressing into the pasta and mix. Then, sprinkle the parmesan cheese over.
NOTES:
Try using a tri-color rotini. This does a good job as well on keeping the cheese and Italian dressing in the fissures for complete flavor.
Anything available you can use for this recipe like shells or medium noodles.
Nutrition Facts:
Per Serving: 370.9 calories; fat 21g 32% DV; cholesterol 46mg 15% DV; sodium 1893.1mg 76% DV; protein 15.2g 30% DV; carbohydrates 29.2g 9% DV
Ingredients
- 1 (12 oz) package tri-color rotini pasta
- ¾ pound Italian salami, finely diced
- ½ green bell pepper, sliced
- ½ red bell pepper, sliced
- ½ red onion, chopped
- 1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
- 1 (6 oz) can slice black olives
- 8 ounces small fresh mozzarella balls (ciliegine)
- 3 (.7 oz) packages dry Italian-style salad dressing mix
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Step 1: Bring to a boil a large pot of lightly salted water. Add the rotini and cook for about 8 minutes until tender but not firm. Drain and rinse the rotini with cold water. Set aside.
Step 2: In a large bowl, combine the pasta, salami, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, salad dressing, olives, and mozzarella cheese.
Step 3: Add the dry salad dressing into the pasta and mix. Then, sprinkle the parmesan cheese over.
NOTES:
Try using a tri-color rotini. This does a good job as well on keeping the cheese and Italian dressing in the fissures for complete flavor.
Anything available you can use for this recipe like shells or medium noodles.
