Italian Pasta Salad
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 1 1⁄3 cups wagon wheel macaroni
- 4 ounces tricolored corkscrew macaroni
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into thin strips
- 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwis and sliced
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas, thawed
- 1 (6 ounce) can pitted ripe olives, drained
- 4 ounces cubed smoked cheddar cheese
- 1 cup toasted blanched almond
- 1⁄2 cup sliced green onion
- 2 tablespoons snipped fresh oregano or 2 tablespoons basil
- 1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing
directions
- Cook pasta according to package.
- Add 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper to water to add flavor to the pasta.
- Drain, Rinse with cold water, and cool to room temperature.
- Don't add other ingredients until pasta is cool because cheese will melt.
- In a large mixing bowl, add pasta, red pepper, zucchini, peas, olives, cheese, almonds, green onions and herbs.
- Blend gently.
- Add dressing and toss gently.
- Cover and chill for at least two hours before serving.
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I am a mother of three and live in central Pennsylvania. My children were very active in after school activities and found we weren't spending anytime together at meal time. In 1998, I decided to start cooking my dinners in a crockpot so that we could have a home cooked meal together once everyone came home. My children now get so excited to see what we are having to eat and love the smell when they walk in the door. My family calls me the crock pot queen. LOL I use my crock pot everyday of the year.
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<br>My three children are now in college and before they come home they request their favorite meal. I still continue to cook in the crock pot for my husband and I. It is nice after a long day to know your meal is ready. It also helps in keeping my grocery bill down. With zaar, I can print my shopping list and that is all I purchase is the ingredients on that list.
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<br>Now, my two daughters have been crock pot cooking while in college. They find it is easy to cook for the themselves and their friends. It is an easy way to have friends over for dinner after classes
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<br>I still love trying new recipes and purchasing cookbooks, especially crock pot cookbooks.
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<br>Happy Cooking!