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Zesty Italian Pasta Salad Recipe

This easy pasta salad recipe is perfect for family meals, potlucks or warm summer evenings. Add some meat for a nutritious, one bowl meal!
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Servings: 18
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs cooked pasta
  • 1/2 diced red onion
  • 1 diced red pepper
  • 1 diced orange pepper
  • 5-6 small cucumbers- sliced or 1-2 large diced cucumbers
  • 1 can black olives, drained
  • 1 bottle Zesty Italian dressing or make your own
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Method
 

  1. Combine everything but the dressing and pepper in a large bowl.
  2. Stir it all together to mix it up.
  3. Dump the whole bottle of dressing and the pepper onto the salad and stir well.
  4. As the salad sits, the pasta will soak in some of the dressing. If it gets too dry, add more dressing if needed.

Notes

Add some sliced grilled chicken, shrimp or even some chickpeas to turn this salad into an entire meal!