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4/21/2010

Quick Pasta Salad

Jimmy requested a carbo load night because he has a big meet tomorrow. I just didn't feel like making spaghetti and sauce. It is to nice out to be cooking inside. So I tossed out the idea of a pasta salad and he said sure!

I don't have a "written" recipe for pasta salad, I just kind of toss together what I have. The "dressing" must be Kraft's Tuscan House Italian though.


So what do I put in my pasta salad? Usually it is wheat pasta, but Jimmy wanted white pasta this time.
1 to 2 pounds shaped pasta (cooked, drained and rinsed until cool), this time it is rotini
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 orange bell pepper, diced
1 English cucumber, diced
1 or 2 tomatoes, chopped
2 or 3 stalks of celery chopped
3 carrots, peeled and cut in half then sliced
Enough Italian dressing to make moist.
Sometimes, I will add some shredded cheddar or mozzarella too.
Put everything in a big bowl and mix gently. Add a little cracked black pepper and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.

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