Easy Vegan Pasta Salad

This is seriously the best pasta salad ever. It makes an easy meal for vegans or vegetarians, or you can serve it as a side for a meat dish. Bring it to a party or BBQ and it will steal the show! And it's adaptable--use whatever you have in your fridge! Best when refrigerated and served cold.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 481 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing
• 1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
• 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 large cucumber, diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and rinse pasta with cold water. Transfer to a large bowl.

Step 2

Add kidney beans, tomatoes, cucumber, and olives to the cold pasta; mix to combine. Pour salad dressing over mixture, and gently stir until incorporated.