Italian Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Italian Pasta Salad in a bowl with rotini noodles, cucumbers, olives, tomatoes and italian dressing

Italian Pasta Salad Recipe

This easy Italian Pasta Salad Recipe is one of my favorite summer cold pasta salad dishes. It is so easy to make and it perfect for making ahead of time for potlucks, BBQs or a week night dinner. Your favorite pasta noodles, veggies and mozzarella cheese tossed in Italian dressing for an easy pasta salad recipe.

Course pasta salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword cold pasta salad, Italian Pasta Salad

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Servings

Calories 450kcal

Author Lauren

Ingredients

1 pound rotini pasta noodles
5 ounces mozzarella cheese 5 string mozzarella cheese sticks if using them, or block of mozzarella cheese cut.
4 cups diced cucumber 2 cucumbers
15 ounces jar roasted red peppers
6 ounces canned black olives
15 ounces Italian dressing
1 pint cherry tomatoes

Instructions

Cook your pasta according to the box and drain.
While your pasta is cooking prep the rest of your Italian pasta salad ingredients.
Wash the cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes. Cut the cherry tomatoes and cucumbers into small pieces and set aside. Drain black olives and slice them.
If you are adding any meats cut them into bite sized pieces and set aside.
Cut the pieces of mozzarella string cheese or block of cheese into bite sized pieces.
When pasta is done cooking, drain in a strainer and run cold water over it while it is still in the strainer to cool the pasta completely.
Once pasta is cooled pour into a large mixing bowl.
Pour the salad dressing on top of the pasta.
Add in the chopped veggies, meats and cheese.
Mix well to be sure everything is coated.
Serve immediately or store in the fridge in an air tight container.

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