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Colorful Spiral Pasta Salad

Name: Colorful Spiral Pasta Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 14 servings.
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

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Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Makes

14 servings

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

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.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 149 calories, 4g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 513mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

Colorful Spiral Pasta Salad

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