I've actually posted this one before, but I re-did my photograph. This is my families favorite pasta salad; it's a recipe my mom came up with a really long time ago. My parents were over for dinner last night and I made this as a side dish! If you like pasta salad you have to give this one a try! It is SO flavorful!
Here's what you'll need:
1 box of tri colored rotini pasta (be sure NOT to get the vegetable pasta. Some tri colored rotini is flavored like spinach and peppers - you do NOT want that one).
1 - 2 bottles of Kraft Italian dressing
1 red onion
2 green bell peppers
1 package of hard salami
1 can of artichoke hearts (packed in water; drained)
2 small cans of sliced black olives (drained)
1 block of mild cheddar cheese
1 block of montery jack cheese
Dice onions and peppers. Slice salami into strips. Cube cheese. Quarter artichoke hearts.
Mix everything together. You don't want the pasta too hot or it will melt the cheese Sometimes I cube the cheese and put it in a tupperware container until I'm sure the pasta is cool enough. Start with one bottle of dressing and then taste. As the pasta sits it will absorb the dressing and I usually end up adding more at least once. This is best if you let it sit at least 5 hours or so.
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