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Hello 5 Minutes for Mom readers! It’s Shari here from Sincerely Jean.
You probably know by now that my sisters and I love to keep our recipes simple.
We especially love recipes with only 5 ingredients. We actually have an entire cookbook with 5 ingredient recipes called, “30 5-Ingredient Dinner Recipes” that you can download for FREE.
Today we are sharing one of the recipes from that cookbook, 5 ingredient Italian pasta salad. This dish is delicious and so easy to make. It is a go-to dinner at my house. We have it all the time.
I also frequently bring it to BBQ’s and other gatherings and everyone always loves it.
You can really make this salad your own. If you prefer chicken, then use that instead of pepperoni. If you like tomatoes, then throw in some diced tomatoes.
There is no exact way to make a pasta salad but here is how I made mine:
5 Ingredient Italian Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 12 oz tri-color rotini 1 package
- 6 oz medium pitted ripe olives 1 can
- 5 oz sliced pepperoni 1 small package (between 4 to 7 oz)
- 1/2 cucumber
- 16 oz Italian dressing 1 bottle
Instructions
- Cook the rotini until al dente, drain water, and place in large mixing bowl
- Dice the pepporoni, olives, and cucumber and add to the large mixing bowl containing the noodles
- Add 3/4 bottle of Italian dressing
- Cover and place in fridge for 2-3 hours
- Add remaining 1/4 bottle of Italian dressing
Nutrition
We hope that you enjoy this yummy and quick recipe.
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MAUREEN METHENY says
this looks wonderful….can anyone tell me how many servings it makes?
Susan says
This recipes should make about 6 servings.
Start says
My favorite recipe of salad!
Andre says
This recipe looks delicious and very simple to prepare, but I’d rather add chicken instead of pepperoni.
Gabby Palmer says
Looks very delicious and easy to made. I’m going to try it for sure!
Barbara Montag says
This would be perfect for our next potluck.
Thanks for the recipe.