Pasta Salad for a Crowd

This pasta salad recipe is perfect for feeding a crowd and easy to make with rotini pasta, cheese, tomatoes, broccoli, and zesty Italian salad dressing.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 141 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 (16 ounce) bottles Italian-style salad dressing
• 6 tomatoes, chopped
• 3 pounds garden rotini pasta
• 2 (16 ounce) packages steam-in-bag frozen broccoli florets
• 16 ounces Cheddar cheese, cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Refrigerate pasta salad until chilled, 30 to 60 minutes. Serve cold.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain rotini, rinse in a colander under cold water until completely cool, and return to the pot.

Step 3

Meanwhile, microwave broccoli, one bag at a time, per package directions, 4 to 6 minutes.

Step 4

Stir broccoli, tomatoes, salad dressing, Cheddar cheese, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder into rotini until well mixed.