Creamy Caesar Spinach Pasta Salad

Nice tasting, easy to make pasta salad perfect for potluck dinners. Very flexible - you can add green onions, red onions, olives, croutons, or meats (salami, pepperoni, chicken) to dress it up. Add/reduce spinach to make it more of a salad or more of a pasta dish.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12

Ingredients

• 16  ounces penne pasta
• 5  cups  Baby Spinach
• 16  ounces  creamy  caesar salad dressing
• 6  ounces parmesan cheese, grated
• 3  roma tomatoes, diced
• 1⁄2 bell pepper, diced
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Cook penne pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain and rinse in cool water.
2. Meanwhile, dice tomatoes and bell pepper, and slice spinach into ribbons.
3. Mix all ingredients together, only using half the caesar dressing. Salt and pepper to taste.
4. Refrigerate overnight.
5. Before serving, add more caesar dressing until desired consistency is reached.
6. Serve cold.