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Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by Always Curious

Always Curious — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:38:21 +0000

Boil Your Pasta aldente’ – drain Then chill w/cold water & ice to cool, drain … I add a can of Tuna drained , Diced onion,celery & frozen Peas thawed in hotwater -then drained. Mix & stir with Miracle Whip -Chill & serve YUM

Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by tshmalloy

tshmalloy — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:12:23 +0000

i dice up tomatoes, green pepper, and cucumber, mix with zesty italian dressing and mix together with the noodles for a really easy, refreshing pasta salad. i’ve made it this way for years and people always love it. but you can swap out any veggies you prefer; i’ve found out that pasta salad is one of those recipes that everyone makes differently.

Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by Wiss

Wiss — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:51:02 +0000

I always use an old standby. I’ve been making it for years and grew up on it.

1 lb spaghetti or whatever noodles you like
Black olives, sliced
1 onion, diced
tomatoes, diced
1 small bottle of zesty italian dressing
Half a bottle or so (or whatever you like) of McCormick Salad Supreme

Cook the spaghetti, mix everything together, and let it sit in the fridge for a couple hours. Its even better in the morning! Its zesty and yummy and goes with just about everything. Add different veggies, whatever you like!

Hope you like it!

Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by Joanie

Joanie — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:38:04 +0000

This is “Sharese’s spaghetti salad” from allrecipes.com

INGREDIENTS
1 pound spaghetti, broken into pieces
10 slices bacon
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 large onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 (2 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup salad seasoning mix
1 (16 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp. Drain and crumble.
In a large bowl combine spaghetti, bacon, celery, onion, bell pepper, olives, tomatoes, salad seasoning, salad dressing and Parmesan. Toss to coat. Chill until serving.

Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by dsz5463

dsz5463 — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:49:33 +0000

Add olives, red onion, artichokes from a jar, sweet red pepper, cubed cheese, broccoli (I briefly blanch mine), and either Italian or Caesar dressing.
You could also use pesto if you have some in a jar or tube.

Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by ? ? 1

? ? 1 — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:58:48 +0000

cook pasta 7-8 min
in the meantime defrost a box of frozen peas and carrots
drain pasta – add peas and carrots and toss with pasta – transfer to a bowl
then i add black olives to mine
and crumbled feta cheese OR mozzerella chunks
dress with italian dressing
let chill before eating

Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by mythoughts

mythoughts — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:13:53 +0000

use the pasta that you want and mix in your favorite veggies such as peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, radishes…, olives, chopped mozzarella cheese and some italian salad dressing.

Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by redpisces77

redpisces77 — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:32:51 +0000

Chop up carrot & green pepper & add to cooked rotini along with a can of sliced black olives.

Add Buttermilk Ranch dressing; yum!

Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by bunya00

bunya00 — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:50:02 +0000

add some diced tomatoes and black olives shredded parmesian if you got it and some Italian dressing

Comment on What is a wonderful recipe for a pasta salad that is fairly quick and easy? by charchole

charchole — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:40:48 +0000

the kind that comes in a box.