Pasta Salad

"This is my family's favorite pasta salad, and I'm always asked to make it for our holiday cookouts. All of the ingredient amounts are to taste, so feel free to add or subtract as desired. Prep time is time to boil pasta and chop all the ingredients, although a dicer/chopper significantly shortens the time. Also, we've found that preparing the night before enhances the flavor. Enjoy!"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
10-12
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ingredients

  • 1 (1 lb) box pasta shells, cooked, drained, and rinsed in cold water
  • 1 (24 ounce) bottle Italian dressing (we prefer Kraft Zesty Italian)
  • 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
  • 3 (6 ounce) cans pitted black olives, chopped (you can use the pre sliced if you prefer)
  • 2 cups tomatoes, halved (use cherry or grape tomatoes)
  • 1 lb provolone cheese, extra sharp, purchased in a block and cut into 1/2 inch squares
  • 1 lb hard salami, purchased in a block and cut into 1/2 inch squares
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directions

  • As soon as pasta is cooked, drained and rinsed, toss with 1/2 bottle of dressing so that pasta is well-coated and doesn't stick.
  • Add all remaining ingredients and toss.
  • Serve chilled.

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I'm a single mother from NJ and I am a bake-a-holic. I love to bake ANYTHING; from cakes to cupcakes and cookies to bars, I really love it. I love creating new recipes or tweaking ones that I have to my own tastes. I have a HUGE number of 'bake'books and recipe cards that I have collected through the years. It wasn't until I was looking for a recipe (that I could ONLY find on Zaar, mind you)that I got completely hooked! We were getting SO tired of the same old baked chicken or spaghetti with tomato sauce from a jar. But now, with all these new recipes in my cookbooks, we're trying new (and TASTY!!!) things every day. I am SOOOO excited to finally have a place to put ALL my favorite recipes, as well as pick up some new ones. My most exciting discovery on Zaar was the crock-pot/slow-cooker recipes! We never used a crock-pot when I was growing up and I never understood why - I thought it was so easy, dump everything in before you leave for work and when you get home your dinner is ready and your house smells great (or so I've been told). But then I found out that 'back when I was growing up', there weren't that many recipes for crock-pots. But now that I found pages and PAGES of recipes on the Zaar, I'm investing in a crock-pot! Thanks to all of you who have posted FANTASTIC recipes! Other then that, I love doing crafts, mostly cross-stitching/embroidery and especially holiday crafts. I spend as much time as I possibly can with my son and he's usually the one helping me to make all my baking. <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket">
 
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