Tomato Cucumber Pasta Salad

Name: Tomato Cucumber Pasta Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Several, keeps in fridg. 3 days covered tightly.
Ingredients: 6 large tomatoes cut into bite size chunks; 4 medium cucumbers peeled cut into bite size chunks; 2 medium sweet onions diced; 1 jar 12 oz sliced green olives with pimentoes drained; 1/2 c banana peppers diced; 1 tsp fresh garlic in the jar; 1 tsp lemon pepper; 1 c cheese, shredded your choice; 1-13.25oz box penne pasta whole grain or your choice; 1 c italian salad dressing

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By Betty Deleon
@cookerett

My hubby loves this pasta salad in the summer when the days are, "just to hot for hot meals".

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Serves:

Several, keeps in fridg. 3 days covered tightly.

Prep:

30 Min

Ingredients

6 large

tomatoes cut into bite size chunks
4 medium

cucumbers peeled cut into bite size chunks
2 medium

sweet onions diced
1 jar 12 oz

sliced green olives with pimentoes drained
1/2 c

banana peppers diced
1 tsp

fresh garlic in the jar
1 tsp

lemon pepper
1 c

cheese, shredded your choice
1-13.25oz box

penne pasta whole grain or your choice
1 c

italian salad dressing
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How to Make Tomato Cucumber Pasta Salad

Step-by-Step

Prepare pasta by directions on box, Do not over-cook the pasta. Drain well, rinse with cold water untill cool to the touch.Place pasta in large bowl. Add garlic,lemon pepper mix well till pasta is coated.
Add the prepared tomatoes,cucumbers,onions,olives,banana peppers,italian dressing(add less or more dressing to your taste) and toss till mixed and coated well with dressing. Do not add shredded cheese till salad has been placed into serving bowl.Cheese tends to get soggy and pale when mixed in the salad and placed in the refrigerator, caused from moisture.
Cover tightly with lid,place in refrigerator chill for 1 hour before serving.

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