Antipasto Kabobs

Name: Antipasto Kabobs
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 40 appetizers.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese tortellini; 40 pimiento-stuffed olives; 40 large pitted ripe olives; 3/4 cup Italian salad dressing; 40 thin slices pepperoni; 20 thin slices hard salami, halved

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. + marinating YIELD: 40 appetizers.

My husband and I met at a cooking class. We have loved creating menus and entertaining ever since. These make-ahead antipasto skewers are always a hit. —Denise Hazen, Cincinnati, Ohio

Ingredients

1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese tortellini
40 pimiento-stuffed olives
40 large pitted ripe olives
3/4 cup Italian salad dressing
40 thin slices pepperoni
20 thin slices hard salami, halved

Directions

1. Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the tortellini, olives and salad dressing. Toss to coat; cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
2. Drain mixture, discarding marinade. For each appetizer, thread a stuffed olive, a folded pepperoni slice, a tortellini, a folded salami piece and a ripe olive on a toothpick or short skewer.

Nutrition Facts

1 kabob: 66 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 315mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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