Quick Italian Pasta Salad

Description

A quick and flavorful pasta salad with salami and bell peppers.

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta
  • ¾ pound Italian salami, finely diced
  • ½ green bell pepper, sliced
  • ½ red bell pepper, sliced
  • ½ red onion, chopped
  • 1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
  • 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives
  • 8 ounces small fresh mozzarella balls (ciliegine)
  • 3 (.7 ounce) packages dry Italian-style salad dressing mix, or to taste
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rotini pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite
  2. about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water until cool.
  3. Combine pasta
  4. salami
  5. bell peppers
  6. onion
  7. mozzarella balls
  8. and olives in a large bowl. Add salad dressing and toss to coat.
  9. Season pasta salad with dry salad dressing mix and stir to combine. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 12

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