donna's pasta salad

Name: Donna's Pasta Salad
Prep time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) tri-color rotini or bow-tie pasta; 8 - chicken bouillon cubes; 2 - fresh broccoli crowns, small florets; 1/2 - fresh cauliflower, small florets; 2 large carrots, shredded or bag of carrot sticks; 1 large cucumber, peeled seeded and cut into chunks; 1 - bell pepper, diced; 2 stalk(s) celery, sliced; 1 pint(s) grape tomatoes (can use diced tomatoes if desired); 1 can(s) sweet corn, drained; 1 can(s) baby corn spears (sliced 1/4" thick); 1/3 - bag frozen peas, rinsed and drained (don't use canned); 1/2 small red onion, sliced thin; 2 small cans sliced black olives, drained; 10-12 large green olives, sliced; 1 bottle(s) wishbone zesty italian salad dressing; - salt & pepper to taste

(2 ratings)

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Recipe by

Donna Graffagnino

@StillWild

Bayou Country, LA

The next time you need to bring a dish to a party, family reunion or pot-luck social, this is a winner! You can believe no one else will bring the same thing. Make this your own by adding other ingredients that you like and taking out those you dont.

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(2 ratings)

yield 12 -15

prep time 1 Hr

method Stove Top

Ingredients For donna's pasta salad

1 lb

tri-color rotini or bow-tie pasta
8

chicken bouillon cubes
2

fresh broccoli crowns, small florets
1/2

fresh cauliflower, small florets
2 lg

carrots, shredded or bag of carrot sticks
1 lg

cucumber, peeled seeded and cut into chunks
1

bell pepper, diced
2 stalk

celery, sliced
1 pt

grape tomatoes (can use diced tomatoes if desired)
1 can

sweet corn, drained
1 can

baby corn spears (sliced 1/4" thick)
1/3

bag frozen peas, rinsed and drained (don't use canned)
1/2 sm

red onion, sliced thin
2 sm

cans sliced black olives, drained
10-12 lg

green olives, sliced
1 bottle

wishbone zesty italian salad dressing
salt & pepper to taste

How To Make donna's pasta salad

1
Disolve bouillon cubes in boiling water and cook pasta until al dente. Do not add salt. Drain and quickly rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Set aside.

2
Mix all of the vegetables in a very large mixing bowl then add the pasta. Pour about half a bottle of the Zesty Italian salad dressing and mix well. Add salt & pepper to taste.
3
Cover and refrigerate overnight. Pasta and vegetables will absorb a lot of the salad dressing so it will need more. Gradually add dressing, about half of the remaining bottle until salad is moist but not dripping wet. Enjoy!
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