easy pasta salad

Name: EASY Pasta Salad
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 large cucumber - diced; 2 - 3 - celery hearts - thinly sliced; 1 - zucchini - shredded; 1 large tomato - diced or 12 cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 - yellow or red pepper, diced; 1 large can sliced black olives or 2 small cans sliced black olives (or , if you prefer, you can mix sliced green and sliced black); 1 pound(s) elbow or corkscrew macaroni - cooked, drained and cooled; 1 bottle(s) ranch dressing (your favorite); - onion powder, salt and pepper - to taste; - parmesan cheese - shaved or grated

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Rose V

Asheville, NC

Updated on Oct 25, 2010

The cook time is for the pasta, since that is all you have to cook. I try to use the multi-colored pasta for parties and picnics. You can cool the pasta quickly using a cold water bath while you are prepping the vegetables. Be sure to drain it REALLY WELL before mixing to cut down on the wetness. I probably gave more time than needed for the prep work, but I wanted to take into consideration that there are a lot of beginner cooks out there! This salad will hold nicely in the fridge for a few days, but is definitely best the first and 2nd day.

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 15 Min

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yield 6 - 12

Ingredients

1 large cucumber - diced
2 - 3 - celery hearts - thinly sliced
1 - zucchini - shredded
1 large tomato - diced or 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 - yellow or red pepper, diced
1 large can sliced black olives or 2 small cans sliced black olives (or , if you prefer, you can mix sliced green and sliced black)
1 pound elbow or corkscrew macaroni - cooked, drained and cooled
1 bottle ranch dressing (your favorite)
- onion powder, salt and pepper - to taste
- parmesan cheese - shaved or grated

How To Make easy pasta salad

Step 1

Mix all ingrediants together except the shaved parmesan Cheese. Save this to top the pasta salad just before serving. That's it!!! I said it was easy!

Step 2

ENJOY!!
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