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diane's pasta salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Diane Eldridge
born in Traverse City Mich now in Chattanooga, TN

i use whatt i have on hand each time i make it til finally i had to have a few things to make it...i think this is best...

(1 rating)
yield 4 -6
prep time 45 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For diane's pasta salad

  • 1/2 lb
    pasta of choice[i used penne]... cooked and drain by box dirrections for cold salads
  • 1/2 sm
    green bell pepper,chopped sm
  • 1 sm
    carrot,grated
  • 1 sm
    red onion,chopped sm
  • 1/2 c
    celery,chopped sm
  • 1 pt
    cherry tomatoes,1/2ed
  • 1 can
    black olives,buy small can, sliced olives
  • 1 sm
    zuchinni squash,grated
  • 1 sm
    yellow summer squash,grated
  • 8 lg
    eggs, hard boiled, 6 chopped
  • 4 oz
    yur fav cheese,i used extra sharp cheddar cheese
  • dressing
  • 1 1/2 c
    ranch dressing with bacon
  • 1/2 c
    light sour cream
  • 1/4 c
    bacon bits
  • 1 tsp
    seasoning salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1/4 c
    well drained sweet pickle relissh
  • 1 dash
    liquid smoke flavoring

How To Make diane's pasta salad

  • 1
    while passta is cooking and eggs are boiling make dressing...put in fridge
  • 2
    chop all veggies,mix together in lg bowl...grate cheese
  • 3
    when pasta cooked rince with cold water and drain well... when eggs cooked chop 6 well cut other 2 in half lengthwise set those 2 aside
  • 4
    now mix all in lg bow with veggies,dressing eggs and pasta....top salad this 1/2ed eggs chill several hours or overnight....

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