Perfect Pasta Salad

A creamy, savoury pasta salad with a little zip! Add any finely chopped veggies you like if you don't like peppers, and ham or other meat if you desire. A great base sauce to "mix it up" with.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 6-12
• Yields: 12 cups

Ingredients

• 2 (900 g) boxes  whole wheat rotini
• 1 (250 ml) container  president's choice chipotle  ranch dip
• 1⁄2-3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 cup  chopped green onion
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped bell pepper (red, orange, or yellow are better than green for colour and flavour, but green can be substituted. O)
• 1⁄2-1  cup  grated cheese (I used lowfat Allegro mozzarella, but you can use any cheese you like, a jalapeno havarti or montere)
• 1⁄2-1  cup  finely chopped  meat (If desired. Ham, tuna, salmon, turkey, and chicken will work well, or other meat like sausage for a )

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
2. Add the pasta and cook for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Drain pasta and add to large bowl.
4. Chill in fridge for at least one hour.
5. In smaller bowl, mix dip, mayonaise, onions, peppers (or other veggies), cheese, and meat (if desired).
6. Refrigerate sauce mixture until pasta is chilled.
7. When pasta is chilled, add sauce mixture and mix well.
8. Return pasta salad to refrigerator until ready to serve.
9. Enjoy!