Italian Pasta Salad

Italian Pasta Salad

This classic Italian pasta salad with colorful rotini pasta, bell peppers, salami, and mozzarella tossed with a zesty dressing is a summer favorite.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Calories
371 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rotini pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water until cool.
Step 2
Combine pasta, salami, bell peppers, onion, mozzarella balls, and olives in a large bowl. Add salad dressing and toss to coat.
Step 3
Gather all ingredients.
Step 4
Season pasta salad with dry salad dressing mix and stir to combine.
Step 5
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
  • 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives
  • 1 (12 ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta
  • 8 ounces small fresh mozzarella balls (ciliegine)
  • 3 (.7 ounce) packages dry Italian-style salad dressing mix, or to taste
  • 0.5 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 0.5 green bell pepper, sliced
  • 0.5 red onion, chopped
  • 0.5 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 0.75 pound Italian salami, finely diced

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