candi's italian pasta salad

Name: Candi's Italian Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 pound(s) rainbow rotini; 1 cup(s) diced purple onion; 2 cup(s) large cut broccoli flowerettes; 1 cup(s) med diced ham; 1 cup(s) shredded cheddar cheese; 2 cup(s) grape/cherry tomatoes cut in halves; 1 can(s) black olives cut in halves (reserve juice); 1 - 14.75 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts (reserve juice); 1/4 cup(s) parmesan cheese

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Candi Hummer

Silver Springs, NV

Updated on Nov 12, 2011

There is alot of pasta salads out there, I threw this one together for my friend Kat, she loves it, it dissapears fast so I figured I'd share!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Stove Top

yield 20 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 pounds rainbow rotini
1 cup diced purple onion
2 cups large cut broccoli flowerettes
1 cup med diced ham
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups grape/cherry tomatoes cut in halves
1 can black olives cut in halves (reserve juice)
1 - 14.75 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts (reserve juice)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese

How To Make candi's italian pasta salad

Step 1

Cook pasta by directions on package drain and rinse with cold water to cool slice all veggies and shred cheese. Slice artichoke hearts in quarters.

Step 2

use 1/2 the can of olive juice, all the artichoke juice and mix with Italian dressing (I use my homemade italian dressing mix)
Step 3

Mix all ingredients well, chill. I take the salad out about every hour and mix again, recovering everything with the juices. this way everything absorbs the majority of the juices before you serve it! Mix in cheddar cheese & parmesan just before serving.
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