Colorful Spiral Pasta Salad

By srumbel

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

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

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

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. Yield: 14 servings (3/4 cup each).


MAKES: 14 servings



Nutritional Facts

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