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Easy & Delicious Pasta Salad

A super easy, healthy, and delicious pasta salad perfect for summer BBQ's
Prep Time 1 hour
Course Side Dish
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Cups Tri color rotini pasta
  • ½ Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 Cup Broccoli
  • 1 Cup Cauliflower
  • 1 Tomatoes
  • 1 Cucumbers
  • 1 Red Onion
  • 2 Stalks Celery
  • 1 Bag shredded carrots
  • 1 Cup Monterey Jack Cheese

Dressing

  • ¼ Cup Olive oil
  • ¼ Cup Red wine vinegar
  • 1 Clove crushed or minced garlic
  • Pinch Basil
  • Pinch Oregano

Instructions
 

  • Cook Pasta as instructed on bag

While pasta is cooking:

  • Cut up cauliflower into bite size pieces
  • Cut up broccoli into bite size pieces
  • Steam cauliflower and broccoli for 4 minutes in boiling water in pot on stove
  • Dice onion
  • Cut cucumber into bite size pieces
  • Once pasta is done cooking - drain and set aside

Make Dressing:

  • Measure and pour olive oil into small mixing bowl
  • Add red wine vinegar to bowl
  • Add minced garlic
  • Add pinch oregano
  • Add pinch basil
  • Stir to mix ingredients
  • Pour pasta into a large bowl
  • One by one add veggies - stirring with a wooden spoon after each addition
  • Add grated parmesan cheese and stir again
  • Pour dressing into pasta salad and gently toss with wooden spoon
  • Pour pasta salad into serving bowl
  • Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve - can be served immediately at room temperature as well.
  • Store leftovers in an airtight container in refrigerator for up to 3 days
Keyword BBQ side dishes, Pasta salad, Vegetables