Simple Italian Pasta Salad

Name: Simple Italian Pasta Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 8 h 35 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package rotelle pasta; 1 cup broccoli florets; 1 cup chopped carrots; 1 cup chopped tomatoes; ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 (6 ounce) can black olives, drained; 1 (6 ounce) package pepperoni; 1 cup Italian-style salad dressing (such as Olive Garden®), divided

Rating: 4.5 stars

10 Ratings
8 Reviews
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Perfect for barbecues or any get together. Customize with your favorite vegetables and cheeses. Serve chilled or at room temperature. You can use any assortment of diced vegetables. You can substitute mozzarella cheese for the Parmesan cheese.

By cdastolip9

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Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

cook:

15 mins

additional:

8 hrs

total:

8 hrs 35 mins

Servings:

Yield:

12 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 12 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 (16 ounce) package rotelle pasta
1 cup broccoli florets
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped tomatoes
¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 (6 ounce) can black olives, drained
1 (6 ounce) package pepperoni
1 cup Italian-style salad dressing (such as Olive Garden®), divided

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rotelle in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.

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Step 2

Stir rotelle, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, olives, and pepperoni together in a large bowl. Pour 1/2 of the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight. Pour remaining dressing over the salad and stir.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

308 calories; protein 10.7g; carbohydrates 32.5g; fat 15.7g; cholesterol 19.3mg; sodium 771.3mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (8)

Most helpful positive review

FireStarter

03/01/2016

Very easy cheap and everyone loves it! Even the next day. Read More

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10 Ratings

5 star values: 6
4 star values: 3
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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FireStarter

03/01/2016

Very easy cheap and everyone loves it! Even the next day. Read More

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Allstar

02/15/2017

Made it as written except that I used heart shaped pasta for Valentine's Day. We enjoyed this - but it does make a lot. Would be great for a pot luck get together. I took a bowl to my friend to share as it was a bit much for just the four of us. Read More

Tan

05/29/2019

Very easy to make and my guest LOVED IT! I will definitely make this again. Read More

Fitzy

06/04/2017

This turned out well but as other reviewers have stated it does make a lot. I used mini pepperoni grape tomatoes and subbed mozzarella for the Parmesan cheese. Read More

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