Pepperoni Pasta Salad

Submitted by Seasoned Cook

"GREAT for a cookout or potluck dinner! This salad needs to marinate for the flavors to blend. The pepperoni gives a good 'zing' to this recipe. Easy preparation!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 cups rotini pasta, uncooked
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cucumber, chopped
• 1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in fourths
• 1 cup pepperoni, cut in pieces
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 cup Italian dressing

directions

1. Cook pasta in salted water until a la dente stage. Drain well.
2. Cut cucumber, leaving portion of peeling on for color. Cut grape tomatoes in fourths.
3. In a large bowl, mix drained pasta and remaining ingredients. Marinate for at least 5 hours in refrigerate for flavors to blend.
4. Enjoy!

Reviews

[mightyro_cooking4u]

This is a wonderful salad. I made this for the end-of-the-year lunch at school. I used mini wheel pasta because that was what I had on hand. I also added cheese crumbles ahd bacon bits. Made for Summer Salad Snapshots. I will make this again.

 

[berry271]

Yummy and fresh pasta salad. Like that it had good flavor but wasn't heavy like some other similar pasta salads. I think this would hold up well at picnics especially, since it doesn't have mayo and cheese.

 

[Kerena]

This recipe was the bomb! I didn't have Italian Dressing so I used Cheesy Fantastic Lite and it came out perfect. I will most definately be using this recipe as a go to in warm weather. Thank you so much for sharing. Hmmm think I'll go have some now!

 

[Mama K]

I have made this recipe several times.. It is so Delish!!!<br/>I do use Newman's Own Low Fat Italian Dressing. <br/>My family just loves it & It's a perfect meal on a hot summers day..

 

[Persian Berry 2011]

I got this recipe from my daughter-in-law who got it from her mother who got it . . .I finally accumulated enough to make it this afternoon. I didn't think to quarter the tomatoes which would work them in better. I might have been lacking a couple of ingredients but as a last resort I had to get the larger channel lock pliers out to get the lid open. That was on a fresh jar of pesto, I put a tablespoon or two of that in it. Success. Yay! I had to cut everything up real small because I'm missing a lot of teeth so it was a nuisance and had to do it all the hard way but I tried some tricks I've seen in videos with my dull knife. Anyway, I love this recipe, too, and am glad I was finally able to make it. Wow. I only cooked a one pound box of rotini and it makes a huge amount, adjusted the other ingredients accordingly.