Zesty Italian Pasta Salad
Zesty Italian Pasta Salad is fresh, vibrant, and colorful with rotini pasta, tomatoes, cucumber, bell peppers, onion, and mini mozzarella pearls! It's perfect for everything from a quick family dinner to a vegetarian potluck. This Easy Pasta Salad is veggie-packed and way better than the box.
Ingredients
- 16 ounces dry rotini pasta
- 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cups cucumber, sliced
- ½ cup red onion, chopped
- ¼ cup black olives, sliced
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella pearls
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ cup parsley, chopped
- 1 cup Zesty Italian Dressing
Instructions
- Boil the pasta according to package instructions using salted water. Once cooked, rinse the pasta with cold water to cool it off.
- While the pasta is cooking prep and chop your tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, onion, and parsley.
- If you are making your dressing, follow my instructions for my Zesty Italian Dressing.
- In a large bowl, toss together the cooked and cooled pasta, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, onion, black olives, mozzarella pearls, parmesan, parsley, and Zesty Italian Dressing.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
If serving later, only put in half of the dressing beforehand because the pasta will soak it up. Before serving add the second half of the dressing.
Store leftover in an airtight container for up to three days. To revive dried-out pasta salad, add some additional dressing.
Use my Zesty Italian Dressing and Homemade Italian Spice Mix.
Nutrition
Calories: 424kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 17gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 654mgPotassium: 434mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1544IUVitamin C: 70mgCalcium: 236mgIron: 2mg
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