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everyone's favorite italian spiral salad

Recipe by
sherry monfils
worcester, MA

I made this pasta salad 1st about 12 yrs ago and ever since then everyone's always begging me to make a HUGE bowl of it. It's that good. You can add other veggies if u like, but I found that w/ the minimal ones I have in this recipe, even the kids love it.

yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 2 Hr 30 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For everyone's favorite italian spiral salad

  • 2
    16 oz packages-multi-colored spiral pasta
  • 1 md
    bunch, fresh broccoli florets
  • 1 l
    head, cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 2 c
    quartered cherry tomatoes
  • 1 c
    grated parmesan cheese, i used soy
  • 6 lg
    green onions, cleaned, chopped
  • 1/2 c
    chopped green bell pepper
  • 1
    10 oz bag, frozen peas & carrots, thawed
  • 2
    16 oz bottles ken's lite creamy italian-peppercorn dressing

How To Make everyone's favorite italian spiral salad

  • 1
    Cook pasta until done, drain & rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine broccoli florets, cauliflower florets, thawed peas & carrots and green bell pepper.
  • 2
    With a large spoon, stir gently. Add cherry tomatoes, parmesan cheese & green onions. Add cooled pasta and gently stir in both bottles of dressing.
  • 3
    Make sure to stir well so that all ingredients get some of the dressing. Cover well and refrigerate for 2 hrs.
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