How to Make Tasty Italian Pasta Salad

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Italian Pasta Salad. So many tasty Italian pasta salads to choose from. Antipasto and pesto salads, creamy or tangy salads, and many more.. In a large bowl, toss together pasta, mozzarella, salami, spinach, tomatoes, artichokes, and olives.

Italian Pasta Salad NOTE: If preparing a day ahead, refrigerate, then stir. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Drain, and rinse with cold water. You can cook Italian Pasta Salad using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Italian Pasta Salad

  1. It's 1 box of multi-color pasta.
  2. Prepare 1 bottle of Kraft zesty Italian salad dressing.
  3. Prepare of Salt/ pepper.
  4. You need 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes.
  5. It's 1 of small can sliced black olives.
  6. You need 1 package of pepperoni.
  7. Prepare 1 of small red onion, minced.
  8. You need 1 of English cucumber cubed.
  9. You need of Any cheese cubed.
  10. It's 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
  11. Prepare 1 cup of Cherry tomatoes, halves.
  12. You need 1/2 tsp of Italian seasoning.
  13. Prepare 1 pkg of thick sliced Ham, cut into small cubes.

Pat the noodles dry with a clean dish or paper towels to get some of the water off. Cook pasta according to package directions; rinse with cold water and drain. Place in a large bowl; add the tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, onions and salad dressing. It's healthy, it's fast, super easy to make, delicious and bursting with flavor.

Italian Pasta Salad step by step

  1. Boil pasta until tender. Rinse with cold water. Be sure to do this, or your cheese will melt..
  2. Drain off all water and add all ingredients to pasta. Pour over dressing and mix.
  3. After you have mixed all ingredients, sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top. Stir again and keep in fridge until ready. Stir again right before serving.

I love making pasta salads, especially this Italian Pasta Salad which really is one of my favorite cold pasta salad dishes. To make this recipe quick and easy, I use a bottled Italian dressing but of course, homemade Italian Dressing is amazing if you have the ingredients on hand. Make ahead… The best thing about this pasta salad recipe is that it gets better as it sits and the flavors blend! Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until package directions for al dente. Add the artichoke hearts, mozzarella, pepperoni, tomatoes, pepperoncini and basil.