Description
A vibrant and flavorful pasta salad, packed with delicious Italian ingredients, perfect for any gathering.
Ingredients
1 (12-ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta
1 cup Italian dressing
8 ounces Genoa salami sliced into 1/4 inch strips
2 (8-ounce) Mozzarella ball in water drained and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 cup parmesan cheese shredded
1 (7-ounce) pack dry Italian style salad dressing mix
1/2 cup red onion chopped
1 red pepper chopped
1 green pepper chopped
1 (10.5-ounce) container grape tomatoes cut in half
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes sliced
1 cup sliced Pepperoncinis
rinse and drained
1 (3.8-ounce) can sliced black olives rinse and drained
1 cup fresh basil chopped
1 cup fresh parsley chopped
Taste for salt and pepper
Italian Seasoning
and sugar after mixed and cooled and in fridge 24 hours.
Instructions
- Cook pasta (12-ounce) according to package directions, just until al dente, and drain well.
- While pasta is still warm, toss it in a mixing bowl with Italian dressing (1 cup) and Italian style dressing salad mix (1 pack). Allow pasta to cool.
- In a large serving bowl, mix the cooled pasta, salami (8 ounces), mozzarella cheese (16 ounces), parmesan cheese (1 cup), onion (1/2 cup), red bell pepper (1), green bell pepper (1), sundried tomatoes (1 cup), grape tomatoes (10.5-ounce), pepperoncini (1 cup), and olives (1 can).
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, fold in fresh basil (1 cup) and parsley (1 cup). Adjust seasoning, and add olive oil, if needed. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
For best flavor, allow the pasta salad to chill overnight in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Salad
- Method: mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
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