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The mother of all PASTA SALADS, easy (my way)  That party pasta salad recipe that's always a hit!

The mother of all PASTA SALADS, easy (my way) That party pasta salad recipe that's always a hit!

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Let me show you how I make the mother of all pasta salads. This Italian-style pasta salad is the one that is always a hit when I take to parties. Whether you make for dinner, the next day or a party, this is gonna be good! Ingredients 12 oz Rotini Pasta 1 to 1 1/2 cups Italian dressing 4 oz mini pepperoni 3 oz salami 8 oz mozzarella pearls 1 cucumber 6 oz to 8oz grape tomatoes 1/4 medium red onion 3 oz black olives 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/4 cup fresh parsley 1 tsp dry Italian herb blend 1 crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp paprika 1/4 tsp black pepper
Date: 2024-02-11

Comments and reviews: 19


Looks delicious! I make a Spaghetti Salad that’s really good too.
Spaghetti Salad
Cooked spaghetti noodles ( I break in half before cooking)
Diced cucumber
Diced green bell pepper
Sliced black olives
Diced Roma tomatoes
Diced red opinion.
Wishbone Italian dressing ( not the zesty one)
Salad supreme seasoning lots of it! ( it has Parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, sesame seeds herbs and spices)
Everyone loves it!
sometimes I use rotini pasta.

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We eat with our eyes, not just our mouths. my mother always used to use the tri-color too. It matters.
Later on she would skip the meat in the pasta salad, and pan fry a big fillet of salmon for us to share with the pasta salad as more of a side. Healthier, she said. I think I liked that even more, nevermind that it had more good fat.

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Beginners: Don't start your timer until the water containing the pasta RETURNS to a boil.
I am clumsy, so I never add the pasta to the water until I have the sink cleared and the colander waiting.
Pasta is easy.
As long as you begin with an adequate volume of boiling salted water AND stir it, it will never stick.
Good luck!

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Mine is similar with a few variations. I have recently started using Olive Garden Parmesan Ranch dressing, but I don’t add Parm cheese.
In addition to the tomato, I add broccoli and small cut up carrots for additional veggies and crunch. Try sprinkling slivered almonds on top just before serving. As you would say, So good.

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OMGosh Angelica! This is almost identical to my recipe! I leave out the black olives because my husband cannot stand them, and I use Wishbone Robusto Italian dressing. Everything else is the same, and you're absolutely right, it's the best pasta salad EVER!
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My favourite pasta salad is made with cheese tortellini, and I add chopped artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, and olives. I mix it with greek dressing with feta. Sometimes I add some chopped salami or whatever I have on hand.
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If you are going to have it the next day, it is better to wait to add the tomatoes to just before you are going to serve it or at least the same day you serve it. Otherwise they get mushy.
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I also use Olive Garden dressing in my pasta salad! It's so good, like it was made for pasta salad. Great video, I like the small pepperonis going in my salad next time!
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This is one of my favorite pasta salads. My daughter doesn't like fresh tomatoes, so we use sun dried tomatoes instead. It's delicious either way.
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This is such a nice thing to make to have amazing leftovers in the fridge, a gift that keeps on giving. You know your tomorrow self will thank you: P
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Thanks for the recipe, I'm definitely making this for my next pot luck! The serving bowl is a perfect size for this, would you share where you got it
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I like to add McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning. It's very similar to all of the same seasonings Angelica uses. This salad is so delicious.
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That's mine and my family's favorite pasta and dressing, it's so good try it with broccoli and feta, it gives it such a great flavor too!
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Tip: instead of letting the pasta cool on the pan, rinse with cold water immediately when draining to prevent pasta from overcooking
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I was trying to find a good pasta salad recipe today. Thank you thank you. I’ll use your recipe instead of the one I found
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This looks bomb! I’ve made this, but yours has so much more ingredients, thank you! Making this for the fam next weekend
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Thank you so much for sharing this! This will be the one I will use from here on out. You can’t beat this. Excellent!
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I could eat the whole bowl I recently found Goya brand black olives at my HEB. Great brand, much deeper olive flavor.
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I seriously love pasta salad so thank you for this, it looks amazing! Store bought garlic twists are super delicious too
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