Quick and Simple Italian Pasta Salad Recipe

Happy Thanksgiving guys!! I just wanted to share my go-to quick meal, my homemade Italian pasta salad. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I hate cooking lol. My husband is the cook of the family so most of the time, I get meals prepped for me. Although, my husband works and I do have to feed myself and the kids haha. I always try to look for filling meals that don’t take a lot of effort or time.

Here’s what you need:

• Tri-color rotini pasta (depends on how many servings you want to make)
• Italian dressing ( I love the Newman’s Own one)
• Salame
• Banana Peppers (already cut)
• Can(s) of diced olives
• Pepper jack cheese
• Red onion

I don’t have a specific amount of each ingredient because I make it to taste. Everyone is different, someone might love olives and want extra or if you’re like me, I just need a tiny amount of olives to add the taste but I’m not a major fan haha. You get it.

Here’s how to make it:

1. Boil the pasta
2. Drain the pasta
3. Let the pasta cool – I usually let it cool on the counter for like 30 minutes. If you need to speed up the process, throw it in the fridge.
4. Chop everything up to your desired size (salame, pepper jack cheese and onion)
5. Throw everything into the bowl of chilled pasta
6. Add your desired amount of Italian dressing
7. Mix it all up
8. Devour – YUM

Well, there ya have it! Isn’t it so easy?! This was like my go-to meal during the summer. It’s filling and refreshing. If you’re only going to eat one serving but have a ton left over. Keep everything separated and store in fridge 🙂