The Best Pasta Salad

Loves2Teach's Note:

Great Pasta salad for summer. Very easy and inexpensive.

• Total Time: 51 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 8 ounces rotini pasta (Barilla is best)
• 1 large tomato , chopped
• 1 medium green pepper , chopped
• 1 medium red pepper , chopped
• 1 small onion , chopped (optional)
• 1 (2 ¼ ounce) can black olives , drained and sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle Kraft sun-dried tomato salad dressing
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to directions, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. While pasta is cooking, chop tomato, peppers and onion into very small pieces. Add olives and mix.
3. Drain Rotini; rinse with cold water for about 3 minutes.
4. Mix pasta with tomato, peppers, onion and olives.
5. Refrigerate for about 1/2 an hour.
6. Add salad dressing; mix well.
7. Add Parmesan cheese; mix well.
8. Serve immediately.
9. 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.

Reviews

[J e l i s a]

This was a great salad! I couldn't find any decent tomatoes, so I stuck w/the red and green bell peppers, and a red onion...also added chunks of cucumber, and whole olives since I wasn't sure if everyone liked olives (easier to pick out than sliced). I couldn't find the sun dried tomato dressing, so I used a reduced calorie Italian dressing. Thanks!

[Sheri-BDB]

When I read this had sun-dried tomato salad dressing in it I knew I had to try it, because thats one of my favorite dressings. It was a wonderful tasting full of flavor salad! I did add a little feta cheese to it, but kept everything else the same. Thanks Bethany.

[PrncsKla]

Wonderful! Much better than the same old Pasta Salad. So simple too! Perfect with any BBQ food.