Colorful Spiral Pasta Salad Recipe

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Tackle gatherings to go with a bright pasta salad. This tricolor toss-up with broccoli, tomatoes, olives and a hardworking dressing is the easiest one you could take. —Amanda Cable, Boxford, Massachusetts

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Colorful Spiral Pasta Salad Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
  • Yield: 14 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 package (12 ounces) tricolor spiral pasta
  • 4 cups fresh broccoli florets
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes
  • 1 can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1-1/2 cups Italian salad dressing with roasted red pepper and Parmesan

Directions

  • In a Dutch oven, cook pasta according to package directions, adding the broccoli during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain and rinse in cold water.
  • Transfer to a large bowl. Add the tomatoes, olives, salt and pepper. Drizzle with salad dressing; toss to coat. Chill until serving. Yield: 14 servings (3/4 cup each).

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 149 calories, 4 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 513 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Colorful Spiral Pasta Salad in Simple & Delicious October/November 2011, p38

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Reviewed on May. 23, 2012 by LBTOTMAN

I needed a recipe for a Wednesday night church supper to compliment hamburgers and baked beans. This was it! I've had several ask if I would share the recipe. The only thing I would do different is add a bit of chopped red onion. Enjoy!

 
 
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