Pasta: Choose a Pasta for Salad

By pavaldez

Ingredients

• Pasta:
• Bow Ties, Fusilli, Wagon wheels, Rigatoni, Elbows,
• Medium shells,Penne, or Tortellini
• Add a Protein:
• Chicken, cooked and chopped
• Steak, cooked and chopped
• Roast beef, chopped
• Canned tuna, drained and flked
• Shrimp, cooked and chopped
• Eggs, hard-boiled and chopped
• Add Vegetables:
• Broccoli florets, blached
• Corn Kernels, blanched
• Carrots, shredded
• Cherry Tomatoes, halved
• Green beans, blanched and chopped
• Frozen peas
• Celery, sliced
• Cucumber, diced
• Red onion, diced
• Bell pepper, diced
• Asparagus, blanched and chopped
• Pick a Mix-In:
• Sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• Roasted red peppers, chopped
• Olives, pitted and chopped
• Any cheese, shredded or crumbled
• Bacon, cooked and crumbled
• Make and add a Salad Dressing:
• Vinaigrette, or
• Creamy Herb, or
• Garli Oil, or a
• Creamy Parmesan

Preparation

Step 1

Make one of the dressings, then pour over the:
pasta salad and toss.

Season with salt and pepper

Chill for up to 3 hours