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A glass bowl filled with The Best Pasta Salad, featuring bowtie pasta, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, red bell pepper, and cubes of cheese tossed with spices. Wooden utensils rest in the background on a striped cloth.

The Best Pasta Salad

This pasta salad is filled with cheese, veggies, seasonings, pasta and is tossed in a zesty Italian dressing. So easy and superbly delicious!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
chill time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 10 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 16 Oz box rotini or bowtie pasta any short cut pasta works
  • 1 tbsp salt to salt the pasta water
  • 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • 1 head broccoli florets chopped small
  • 1-2 bell peppers diced
  • 2 cups Cheddar, Colby Jack, and Swiss cheese, cut into bite sized cubes (2 cups total with a combination of all 3 cheeses)
  • 3 tbsp McCormick Perfect Pinch Salad Supreme seasoning
  • 15 ounce bottle Zesty Robusto Wishbone Italian dressing

Method
 

  1. Cook the pasta in salted water, according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the drained pasta, cheeses, and vegetables. Sprinkle in the Salad Supreme Seasoning and 3/4 of the bottle of Italian dressing. Mix well
  3. Chill in the refrigerator at least an hour, overnight is better!
  4. Before serving pour in the remaining dressing from the bottle and mix well.

Nutrition

Calories: 374kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 12gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 1276mgPotassium: 283mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 846IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 181mgIron: 1mg
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