Easy Italian Pasta Salad Recipe

I love making pasta salad during the summer because it’s a refreshing meal, it has lots of veggies and it tastes great! My entire family loves this Italian Pasta Salad recipe and it is super easy and quick to prepare!

Easy and Delicious Italian Pasta Salad

Easy and Delicious Italian Pasta Salad

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package rotini pasta
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 cup of cherry tomatoes, cut in halves
  • 6 baby carrots or 1 medium carrot, diced
  • 1 stalk of celery, diced
  • 1 cup of boccocini cheese, whole or cut into small pieces
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 1/2 cup of Italian-style salad dressing (or more to taste)

Instructions

1) In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook rotini pasta until al dente, then rinse under cold water and drain.

2) In a large bowl, combine the pasta, vegetables, boccocini cheese, pine nuts and salad dressing. Mix well and serve chilled or at room temperature.

Enjoy!

© Angela V
Category: Recipes

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