Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, all-in italian pasta salad. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
All-In Italian Pasta Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. All-In Italian Pasta Salad is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have all-in italian pasta salad using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make All-In Italian Pasta Salad:
- Make ready 1 (16 oz) box Rotini Pasta
- Prepare 1 large cucumber (julienned)
- Make ready 1 small red onion (diced)
- Get 1 lg crown of broccoli (no stalk) rinsed and trimmed
- Make ready 1 yellow or orange bell pepper
- Make ready 1 pint zeema tomatoes (halved)
- Get 1 (8 oz) bag shredded Italian cheese mix (any with parmesan)
- Make ready 3 oz. pepperoni (diced)
- Take 3 oz smoked ham (diced)
- Prepare 1 (15 oz) bottle Creamy Italian dressing
- Prepare Sliced black olives (optional)
Instructions to make All-In Italian Pasta Salad:
- Boil pasta until al dente
- Drain and rinse pasta with cold water or ice cube rinse.
- Do not mix until pasta is completely cooled
- Add more, less, or none of an ingredient to adjust to you and your family's tastes. I go ALL-IN!
- Mix all ingredient in large mixing bowl or gumbo pot(that's what I use;)
- Chill for 2 hours. Garnish with sliced pepperoni and serve!
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