Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Picnic Pasta Salad.

Oh my goodness when was the last time I blogged about a recipe?  Too long and I'm pretty surprised with myself considering how much I looove food!  Over the Easter weekend I made a humongus batch of my picnic pasta salad.  When you gather with my hubbys side of the family you gotta make enough to feed an army.  I tripled what I'm showing here.
My mom would always make a similar simple pasta during the warm months and camping season when we were kids.  I've sort of taken over for her in that department.  I don't think she minds.  With that being said here is my recipe for the pasta.

Picnic Pasta Salad

1 16 oz package Tri Color Rotini Noodles
2 6.5 oz jars of quartered Artichoke hearts
1 4.5 oz jar of sliced Mushrooms
1 4.8 oz can of sliced Olives
1 diced Red Bell Pepper
1 small diced Red Onion
1 diced Jalapeno
1/2 chopped Cilantro
1/2 cup shredded Parmesean
1 Bottle Italian Dressing, season to your liking
Obviously you can add or subtract any of the ingredients  I just boil the noodles, drain and let them cool.  Then I add all of the veggies except the cilantro, add the Italian dressing and mix.  I usually put in fridge to cool completely and mix in the cilantro last.  I hope you enjoy this pasta! If it makes any difference I was told twice last weekend that a person could bathe in this dish!  Thank you for reading. 



5 comments:

  1. This looks PERFECT! Thanks for sharing, mama!

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  2. This looks yummy! I'll have to try it, my dinner menu is getting a little boring! I saw on your IG a jambalaya dinner. I'm looking for an easy jambalaya recipe, could you please post yours? it looked so delicious!

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  3. Yes! I am pinning this and will definitely be making it in the near future.

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  4. This looks SO good! I love how you included a photo of all of the separate ingredients on top too so you can see what goes into it :)

    xo Hannah
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  5. I'm obsessed with pasta salad:)

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