Italian Pasta Salad + Video
This Italian Pasta salad is so versatile you can literally put any ingredients into it and it will be heavenly! Try this Italian Pasta Salad tonight.
This Italian Pasta Salad recipe is just a start to some amazing things you will be creating in your kitchen and a go-to recipe in our house during the warmer BBQ months.
I have been eating this Italian Pasta Salad for as long as I can remember. It is a good one to make the day before and let marinate in the fridge so all the flavors can combine. If the noodles become a bit dry in the fridge, just pour on a tablespoon at a time until the noodles are coated…it’s soooooo good!
What to Serve with Italian Pasta Salad
This salad is so good for so many reasons. It is good for a side dish, it is good for picnics and it is good for any time. I like to serve it with:
- Steak and Chicken Kabobs
- Skillet Chicken Nachos
- Crockpot Shredded Barbeque Chicken Recipe
- Red Hot Baked Chicken Wings
- Grilled Honey Chicken Breast
Variations to Salad
This Italian Pasta Salad recipe is pretty much like a “everything but the kitchen sink” kinda recipe. You can try:
- Black olives
- Red onions
- Cucumbers
- Colby cheese
- Without mozzarella
- Salami
- Pepperoni
- Carrots
- Celery
- whatever you have on hand and that taste well together.
Ingredients for Italian Pasta Salad
- ½ block cheese
- ½ box rotini noodles cooked, drained and rinsed
- 1 c cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ c ITALIAN dressing
- 5 sandwich slices Pepperoni diced
How to Make Italian Pasta Salad
Boil water and cook noodles according to directions on package.
Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. (Also, the hot noodles will melt the cheese and you don’t want that!)
In a large bowl add in all the ingredients.
Stir to make sure everything is coated in the Italian dressing.
Plate, sprinkle with a bit more Parmesan cheese and serve!
Other Pasta Recipes to Try
- Bacon Penne Carbonara
- Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Pasta Recipe
- Cajun Chicken Pasta (TGI Friday’s Copy Cat Recipe)
- One Pot Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta
- Chicken Brushetta
Italian Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- ½ block cheese
- ½ box rotini noodles cooked, drained and rinsed
- 1 c cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ c ITALIAN dressing
- 5 sandwich slices Pepperoni diced
Instructions
- Boil water and cook noodles according to directions on package.
- Drain and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. (Also, the hot noodles will melt the cheese and you don’t want that!)
- In a large bowl add in all the ingredients.
- Stir to make sure everything is coated in the Italian dressing.
- Plate, sprinkle with a bit more Parmesan cheese and serve!
