I know it's fall, but here we are still clinging to the last few moments of summer over here. This week has been so gorgeous (mid seventies, light breeze, not a cloud in the sky!) so I celebrated with a light and delicious dinner yesterday. A very simple pasta salad. Seriously, it's so simple and requires almost no cooking.
Ingredients:
- 4-5 cups of your favorite raw veggies (cut up)
- 1 lb box pasta (I always use rotini, but shells, macaroni, penne and ziti would work nicely. Longer pastas like spaghetti and linguine don't work well here)
- 8 oz of your favorite meat (I use pepperoni, but leftover chicken or steak, deli ham, salami, anything works!)
- 1 bottle of italian/vinaigrette dressing
Directions:
- Start a large pot of water boiling, salting the water liberally. When it reaches a rolling boil, add pasta and cook according to package directions.
- While pasta is cooking, cut up all your veggies into bite sized pieces. I use a mix of tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, celery, olives, cauliflower, broccoli, those kinds of things. Cut up meat (if needed.)
- When pasta is cooked, drain and rinse with cold water.
- Toss pasta and veggies and meat together with the bottle of dressing.
- Chill at least two hours before serving.
It is soooo yummy. It makes a great side dish at a picnic but we usually eat it as the main course. :) The best part is that it's totally customizable to your family's tastes and it's still always delicious!
Happy cooking! And happy Friday!
1 comment:
that looks delicious and so easy to make, my kind of recipes. Thanks for posting.
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