222 cool pasta with Recipes

dried cheese tortellini, steak, grilled, cooled and sliced into small cubes, oranges or 1 red bell pepper, rinsed and sliced into short strips, grape tomatoes, rinsed, fresh spinach, rinsed and torn, pitted black olives, sliced green onion, own light balsamic vinaigrette or 14 oz any other balsamic vinaigrette

tuna in water, drained, miracle whip, nonfat plain yogurt, italian dressing, pasta, cooked , rinsed in cool water & drained (any pasta, i used wacky mac veggie spirals), frozen vegetables, cooked and cooled (i used california mix), parmesan cheese, grated, herbes de provence, celery salt, dill

mafalda pasta or 8 oz rotini pasta, cooked, drained and cooled, sliced green onion, grape tomatoes, halved, sliced black olives, drained, green pepper, chopped, mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 cubes, sliced pepperoni, diced ham, oregano, garlic powder, reduced-fat italian salad dressing (or more or less , depending on desired moistness)

wagon wheel macaroni or 4 oz desired pasta, 1 1/3 cup, tri-colored corkscrew macaroni or 4 oz desired pasta, dried red pepper, crushed, sweet red pepper , cut into thin strips, yellow squash, halved , sliced lengthwise (and/or zucchini), frozen peas, thawed or 1 1/2 cups fresh peas, cooked and cooled, black olives, pitted, drained, smoked cheddar cheese, cubed, unblanched whole almonds, toasted, green onion, sliced, fresh tarragon, snipped or 2 tbsp oregano or 2 tbsp basil or 2 tbsp dill, italian salad dressing

penne pasta, cooked and cooled, tomatoes, chopped, hard salami, mozzarella cheese, crumbles, fresh basil, sliced, parmesan cheese, italian dressing

tuna in water, miracle whip light, green onion, sliced, lemon juice , to taste, splenda sugar substitute or 1 tsp other sugar substitute, to taste, pasta, cooked,rinsed and cooled, tomato, sliced, cucumber, sliced, lettuce

penne pasta, cooked, drained and cooled, tomatoes, chopped (1 1/2 lb.), oscar mayer hard salami, chopped, mozzarella cheese, crumbles, fresh basil, sliced, parmesan cheese, grated, kraft roasted red pepper italian parmesan dressing

angel hair pasta, cooked, drained, and cooled, sliced pimientos, drained, green onions, chopped, sliced black olives, drained, vegetable oil, steak seasoning salt (example: mccormick s grill mates montreal steak seasoning), mayonaise, fresh lemon juice, pepper, hot sauce (example tobasco)

penne pasta cooked, drained, and cooled, tomatoes, hard salami, mozzerella cheese crumbles, fresh basil chopped, grated parmesean cheese, kraft roasted red pepper italian with parmesean dressing ** i can tsp find the kraft anymore so i tried newman s own parmesan & roasted garlic. this works pretty good too

bow tie pasta, cooked and cooled, romaine lettuce, chopped, shrimp, cooked and peeled, miracle whip, fresh grated parmesan cheese, garlic salt

rotelle pasta, cooked, drained, and cooled, diced red onion, diced red pepper, corn, drained, diced green chilies, drained, diced jalapeno, chopped fresh cilantro or 1/4 cup parsley, prepared italian dressing, chili powder, ground cumin

rotini pasta , cooked according to package directions for al-dente and cooled (or farfalle or other medium sized pasta), carrots, peeled and shredded, celery ribs, diced, green onions, diced (use all but the toughest of the dark green leaves), light bleu cheese salad dressing, light ranch salad dressing, hot sauce (preferably frank s, and have more to add to taste), chicken breasts, poached and shredded (rotisserie works well!)

bow tie pasta, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, cooked, cooled corn kernels, carrot shredded, cooked, cooled, chopped broccoli cooked, chopped, grape tomatoes quartered, mozarella cheese (about 1 1/3 cup) diced, fresh basil leaves cut into ribbons, freshly ground pepper to taste

tomatoes, seeded & chopped, red onion, chopped, fresh white button mushrooms, sliced, green bell pepper, seeded & chopped, pepperoni, casing removed & cut into small dice, fresh mozzarella cheese or 1 lb fresh smoked mozzarella cheese, diced, leaves fresh basil, cooked , cool under cold water, then drain, pasta, cook and cool , i use bowties, garlic salt, dried oregano leaves or 1 tsp dried italian seasoning, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, fresh ground black pepper

rotini pasta, cooked and cooled, chicken strips, cooked, cooled and chopped, celery, thinly sliced, carrots, shredded, crumbled blue cheese, mayo, ranch dressing, wing sauce or hot sauce or more to taste, white vinegar, garlic powder , garlic pepper to taste

tri-color spiral pasta, cooked and drained, green pepper, chopped, red pepper, chopped, cucumbers, chopped, marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, onion, finely chopped, vine-ripened tomato, coarsely diced, black olives, sliced, hard salami or 1/2 lb pepperoni, diced, mozzarella cheese or 1/2 lb provolone cheese, diced, pepperoncini peppers (optional) or other hot pepper (optional), snow peas (optional), snap peas (optional), green peas (optional), broccoli (raw or blanched ) (optional), cauliflower (raw or blanched ) (optional), carrot (shredded or sliced ) (optional), green beans (raw or blanched ) (optional), lima beans (cooked and cooled ) (optional), garbanzo beans (cooked and cooled ) (optional), mushroom (fresh or canned ) (optional), olive oil, red wine vinegar, fresh basil leaves, chopped, garlic clove, crushed, anchovy paste (optional), salt and pepper

cooked rotini or spiral pasta (cooled), cooked, peeled shrimp (depending on how much you want), cucumber, peeled and chopped, tomato, chopped, bell pepper, thinly sliced, dried parsley, white wine worcestershire sauce (label says for chicken), reduced fat mayonnaise, extra-virgin olive oil, green onions, chopped, pressed garlic, fresh, parmesan cheese, freshly grated (optional)

pineapple chunks, eggs, lightly beaten, lemon juice, sugar, butter, salt, heavy whipping cream , whipped, cooked cooled spiral pasta, mandarin oranges, drained, apples, diced, marshmallows, halved seedless green grapes, maraschino cherries