Simple Italian Pasta Salad

Delight your guests with this crowd-pleasing and easy Italian pasta salad featuring fresh veggies, pepperoni, Parmesan cheese, and black olives.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 308 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 1 cup broccoli florets
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can black olives, drained
• 1 (16 ounce) package rotelle pasta
• 1 (6 ounce) package pepperoni
• 1 cup Italian-style salad dressing (such as Olive Garden®), divided
• 0.75 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rotelle in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Stir together rotelle, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, olives, and pepperoni in a large serving bowl until well combined. Pour 1/2 of the dressing over salad and toss to coat.

Step 3

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight. Right before serving, pour remaining dressing over salad and stir.