Italian Pasta Salad
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Italian Pasta Salad is always a winner with tri-color rotini pasta loaded with sliced cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, black olives, quartered salami, and diced mozzarella cheese. It's so versatile and always a winner!
Course:
Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
italian pasta, pasta salad, potluck, summer
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 332 kcal
Ingredients
- 12 ounces tri-color rotini pasta
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 6 ounce can of black olives, drained and sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 8 ounces salami, diced into quarters
- ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, diced into cubes
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 cup Italian dressing
Instructions
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Cook the tri-color rotini pasta according to package instructions. Drain and rinse the pasta with cold water and set aside to allow pasta to cool.
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In a large bowl, add cooled pasta, cherry tomatoes, black olives, bell pepper, red onion, salami, basil, mozzarella cheese, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and Italian dressing and mix together until combined.
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Place a covering on the large bowl and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to allow the flavors to combine.
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Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
Italian Pasta Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 332
Calories from Fat 176
% Daily Value*
Fat 19.5g30%
Sodium 932mg41%
Carbohydrates 27g9%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 14g28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.