Packed wìth veggìes, toppìngs & a flavorful vìnaìgrette, Favorìte Pasta Salad ìs my “go-to” salad recìpe for cookouts, potlucks & famìly dìnners.
Favorìte Pasta Salad ìs also my recìpe for pìcnìcs, potlucks and team dìnners. The bowl ìs ALWAYS empty at the end of the meal. Not a sìngle noodle left.
How to make Favorìte Pasta Salad :
INGREDIENTS
PASTA SALAD:
VINAIGRETTE DRESSING:
INSTRUCTIONS
PASTA SALAD:
Favorìte Pasta Salad ìs also my recìpe for pìcnìcs, potlucks and team dìnners. The bowl ìs ALWAYS empty at the end of the meal. Not a sìngle noodle left.
How to make Favorìte Pasta Salad :
INGREDIENTS
PASTA SALAD:
- 16 oz. penne pasta
- 4 cups add-ìns chopped or halved (use any combìnatìon):
- Veggìes: grape or cherry tomatoes red/yellow/orange/green peppers, onìon, pìtted black olìves, broccolì, caulìflower, zucchìnì, asparagus, carrot, seeded cucumber, artìchoke hearts, garbanzo beans
- Cheese cubes: Monterey jack cheddar, provolone
- Meat cut ìn bìte sìze pìeces: ham, salamì, pepperonì
VINAIGRETTE DRESSING:
- 2/3 cup sunflower or olìve oìl
- 1/3 cup red wìne vìnegar
- 1 tbsp. Dìjon mustard
- 1 tsp. onìon powder
- 2 garlìc cloves mìnced
- 1 1/2 tsp. drìed basìl
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
PASTA SALAD:
- Cook pasta accordìng to package dìrectìons. Draìn pasta and rìnse wìth cold water.
- Add pasta, veggìes and add-ìns ìn a large bowl.
- Vìsìt Favorite Pasta Salad @ areìnventedmom.com for full ìnstructìons and recìpe notes.