Pasta Salad

By lori_0713

This quick and easy pasta salad is a family favorite. Serve as a side dish to compliment your favorite entree.

Ingredients

• 2 packages spiral pasta
• 1 bottle Italian dressing
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 cucumber (diced)
• 1 package cherry tomatoes (halved)
• (or 2 large tomatoes diced and seeded)
• sliced black olives (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Boil pasta according to directions and drain with cold water. Add pasta to bowl. Pour one bottle of Italian dressing to pasta and stir. Add diced cucumbers and tomatoes to pasta bowl. Allow to sit in fridge for up to 2 hours. Prior to serving add one cup of parmesan cheese and mix well. Sprinkle a small amount of cheese over top of salad.