Pasta Salad

Description

A dear friend gave me this recipe many years ago and I’ve been making it ever since. It’s great for barbecues.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound tri-colored spiral pasta
  • 6 tablespoons salad seasoning mix
  • 1 (16 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • ½ yellow bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 (2.25 ounce) can black olives, chopped

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in the boiling water
  2. stirring occasionally
  3. until tender yet firm to the bite
  4. about 10 to 12 minutes; rinse under cold water and drain.
  5. Whisk Italian dressing and salad spice mix together until smooth.
  6. Combine pasta
  7. tomatoes
  8. bell peppers
  9. and olives in a salad bowl; pour dressing over salad and toss to coat. Refrigerate salad
  10. 8 hours to overnight.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 13 hrs 55 mins

Servings: 6

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