This is Best Pasta Salad In The World. So good and so easy! Great Pasta salad for summer or any time. Very easy and inexpensive. Much better than the same old, same old Pasta Salad.
So simple too! Perfect with any BBQ food. It’s great for potlucks!
It’s also great with grilled chicken, feta cheese, red onion and ham, salami or pepperoni add-ins.
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The Absolute Best Pasta Salad In The World
Ingredients
- 8 ounces rotini pasta Barilla is best
- 1 large tomatoe chopped
- 1 medium green pepper chopped
- 1 medium red pepper chopped
- 1 small onion chopped (optional)
- 1 2 1/4 ounce can black olives, drained and sliced
- 1 8 ounce bottle Kraft sun-dried tomato salad dressing
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to directions, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While the pasta is cooking, chop the tomato, peppers and onion into very small pieces. Add olives and mix.
- Drain the Rotini; rinse with cold water for about 3 minutes.
- Mix the pasta with the tomato, peppers, onion and olives. Refrigerate for about 1/2 an hour.
- Add the salad dressing; mix well. Add Parmesan cheese; mix well.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
If you have left overs, you will have to "re-wet" salad by adding a little more salad dressing the next day, especially if you substitute the dressing with a fat-free dressing.
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Recipe based on one by Loves2Teach
Photo by Derf