Italian Pasta Salad

Salad, Side Dish

Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Servings: Servings 8

Ingredients

1 pound rotini pasta

8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese pearls (or chopped into pieces if you can't find pearls)

8 ounces salami , pepperoni, or beef summer sausage

6 ounces black olives sliced

1/2 red onion , diced

1 1/2 cups Red Bell Pepper, sliced

2 Tablespoons fresh chopped parsley chopped

1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

1 1/2 Cups Zesty Italian Dressing

Directions

Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain water and rinse pasta with cold water. Allow it to cool for at least 10 minutes.

Combine: Add pasta to a large bowl and pour half of the salad dressing over it. Toss to combine. Add remaining ingredients and dressing and toss everything to combine.

Refrigerate: Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or longer, before serving. Store in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.

Notes

This was pretty good. Jill liked it, Campbell liked the salad that I left the meat out of.