Italian Pasta Salad

Name: Italian Pasta Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 ounces rotini (or other short pasta shape); 1 cup broccoli (cut into small pieces); 1 cup bell pepper (diced, about 1 bell pepper); 1 cup English cucumber (sliced thinly and quartered); ½ cup red onion (finely diced, about 1/2 an onion.); 8 ounces cherry tomato (sliced in half); 8 ounces black olives (drained and sliced); 1 cup mozzarella cheese (diced); 5 ounces pepperoni (cut or mini pepperoni, can also use salami, about 1 cup); 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped, plus a little for garnish); Salt and pepper to taste; parmesan cheese (optional); 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 tablespoon oregano (dried); 1 tablespoon parsley (dried); 4 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste); 1/4 cup water; 1 1/2 cups oil; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon lemon juice

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Crunchy veggies, twirly pasta, and a zippy homemade dressing make this Italian pasta salad fresh, fun, and full of flavor. It’s an easy, kid friendly pasta salad that comes together fast for lunch boxes, potlucks, or just hanging out in the backyard with family.

30 min

cook 10 min

American

4.7 (178)

Ingredients

Instructions

For The Pasta Salad

Cook the pasta in salted water according to package directions until al dente. You want your pasta to be cooked, but still have a little bite. Place in a colander to drain, and quickly rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. Let the pasta drain as much as possible.
Prep your vegetables by dicing and chopping your broccoli, bell pepper, cucumber, onion (optional) and cherry tomatoes into bite-sized pieces.
Drain the olives and slice into bite-sized pieces.
Slice pepperoni and cheese if needed into bite-sized pieces.

For The Dressing

In a medium-sized bowl combine garlic powder, oregano, parsley, sugar, salt and pepper together and mix well.
Next to the spices add water, oil, vinegar and lemon juice. With a whisk quickly whip together all the dressing ingredients until combined.

Finishing The Salad

In a large bowl combine pasta, all vegetables, meat, cheese and dressing. Mix well then chill until cold.
Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and a little parmesan cheese if wanted just before serving. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 629 kcal
Sodium Content: 892 mg
Sugar Content: 5 g
Fiber Content: 3 g
Cholesterol Content: 23 mg
Trans Fat Content: 1 g
Saturated Fat Content: 7 g
Fat Content: 47 g
Protein Content: 12 g
Carbohydrate Content: 41 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 39 g
Serving Size: 1 serving