801 for salad using dressing Recipes

your favorite pasta, cooked, drained and cooled (i use barilla plus bow tie), ranch salad dressing (i use hidden valley), chilpolte chilies in adobo seasoning (plus 1 tbsp of sauce), black beans, drained and well rinsed, green giant mexicorn, drained (corn with red and green peppers), black olives, drained, diced green chilies, drained, sliced pimientos, mexican shredded cheese (i use kraft mexican 4 cheese), chicken, cooked (shredded or cubed ), jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, scallions, white and green thinly sliced

green bell pepper, chopped, yellow bell pepper, chopped, chopped celery, chopped red onions or 1/2 cup vidalia onion, shredded cheddar cheese, hard-cooked eggs , coarsly chopped, frozen baby peas, slightly thawed, water chestnut, chopped (optional), bacon , fried crisp and crumbled (optional), light chunk tuna in water, well drained and flaked into bite sized pieces (can use cooked chicken or ham also), tri-color spiral pasta, cooked 10 to 12 minutes, drain off and rinse in cold water, drain off again & add to bowl, salad dressing (not mayonnaise), caesar salad dressing , and dip (comes in a jar, and is quite thick), milk (try 3 tbsp. first, if still too thick, add 1 additional tbsp.)

head romaine lettuce, washed and torn into bite sized pieces, mandarin oranges, chilled and drained, strawberries, hulled & sliced, mozzarella cheese, cubed into bite size pieces, tomatoes or 6 oz grape, coarsely chopped walnuts , toasted in the microwave, creamy poppy seed salad dressing (i used brianna s) or 6 oz your own homemade poppy seed dressing

coleslaw , and carrot salad blend, sugar snap peas, red peppers, cut into large chunks (about 2 cups), green onion , slices (i used a vidalia onion instead), dry roasted peanuts, tropical fruit salad, drained, zesty italian dressing (i used low-fat)

bell peppers, seeded, deveined and cut into 1/2 to 3/4-inch cubes. use stoplight bell peppers (these often come in three-packs with 1 each of red, green and amber), feta cheese, crumbled, pitted black kalamata olives (smallish ones), salad dressing (i use my italian )

potatoes, cooked and cubed (about 9-10 medium potatoes), mayonnaise (hellman s is best for this, do not use salad dressing), sour cream, melted butter, garlic powder, seasoning salt (or to taste, or use white salt), ground black pepper, green onions, chopped, onion , finely, cheddar cheese, finely cubed (or coarsley shredded), cheddar cheese, shredded (or to taste), chopped cooked ham (or use cooked chopped chicken or turkey) (optional)

sour cream, dry ranch dressing mix (can use more ), buttermilk (use just enough to thin slightly ) (optional), frozen peas (thawed and well drained ), red onion, chopped (or use 2 green onions), stalk celery, diced, tomatoes, cooked crumbled bacon (or to taste), crumbled feta cheese (or use 1 cup finely cubed or shredded cheddar cheese), salt and black pepper

english cucumber, tomato, red onion, green pepper, kalamata olive , reserve brine for dressing, feta cheese , reserve brine for dressing, oil (i use corn or olive ), red wine vinegar (not the cheap stuff), oregano

broccoli floret, celery, sliced, sliced black olives, drained, red onion, chopped, ham, cubed, cheddar cheese, cubed (use mild or medium), tri-color spiral pasta, italian dressing (i use wishbone)

rotini pasta, grape tomatoes, halved, provolone cheese, cubed (i use mozzarella sometimes), green onion, sliced, pepperoni, halved (i use turkey pepperoni! ), your favorite dressing (i use a italian parmesan herb 1), mayonnaise , mixed into dressing if needed for creaminess (this depends on the type of dressing you buy)

shredded cooked chicken, shredded cheese (i used four blend ), parmesan cheese, bacon, cooked and crumbled, caesar salad dressing, mayonnaise, minced garlic, lemon juice, red pepper flakes (optional), fresh ground pepper, crescent rolls, caesar salad dressing (optional)

prebaked italian bread pizza crust or 1 pizza dough, diced fresh tomatoes, sliced basil, italian salad dressing, divided, salad greens (i use the bagged ready-to-use kind), sliced pepperoni, shredded mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese, sliced black olives

romaine lettuce (1 costco bag, use 4 or 5 hearts, washed and cut up into bite size pieces), fancy mixed salad (2/3 costco bag), fresh mint leaves (1/2 bunch) - just leaves , don tsp cut, fresh cilantro (1 handful) - just leaves, bean sprouts (2 large handfuls ), tomatoes (4)- cut into eighths for medium size tomato, english cucumbers (2) - peeled and cut into long strips similar to california roll, red onion - (1 medium or 1/2 large onion) cut into thin strips (use thickest setting on japanese slicer, cut onion in half through the stem first), rotisserie chicken (1 whole) - shredded but not too small, dressing, sweet chili sauce - 1 large bottle, fish sauce - 6 tbsp, fresh squeezed lime - juice from 2 limes , massage limes before cutting and squeezing, fresh crushed garlic - do not use minced garlic , crush whole peeled cloves for best results - 8 cloves

penne (or large pasta of choice) or 1 1/2 lbs spiral pasta (or large pasta of choice), oil, tomatoes, chopped (roma tomatoes), chopped cooked chicken (can use more ), salt (to taste), fresh ground black pepper (or to taste), grated parmesan cheese, prepared pesto sauce (use homemade or purchased, for a stronger flavor increase to 1-1/4 cups), frozen chopped spinach (thawed and squeezed dry ), lemon juice, mayonnaise (do not use salad dressing)

cavatappi pasta (i use medium shells ) or 1 lb corkscrew macaroni (i use medium shells) or 1 lb medium pasta shell (i use medium shells), coarse salt, prepared pesto sauce , from the refrigerated case in the supermarket, lemon , juice and zest of, fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped, grape tomatoes, halved, scallions, chopped, ricotta salata, chopped and crumbled (i use perlini, pearl size) or 1 lb bocconcini, mini pieces fresh mozzarella cheese, drained, pieces halved (i use perlini, pearl size), black pepper

baby spinach (purchase the washed and ready to use bags), sliced fresh mushrooms, red onion, thinly sliced (use only red onion for this), sliced black olives (can use more or less olives), bacon, cut into about 1-inch pieces (can use more or less bacon), gorgonzola, whipping cream (unwhipped), salt and pepper, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, honey, salt and black pepper

black beans, black-eyed peas (see note in recipe ), red bell pepper , chopped into pieces the same size as beans, green bell pepper , chopped into pieces the same size as beans, red onion , chopped into pieces the same size as beans, cilantro, chopped (about 1 cup chopped cilantro), salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste, dressing, spike seasoning (optional, but recommended ), ground cumin, ground ancho chile pepper (or use chile powder), fresh lime juice, white balsamic vinegar (or use white wine vinegar), olive oil, salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste, this is probably more dressing than you need for the salad, but if you refrigerate leftovers and eat them later, it s nice to have a little extra dressing to mix in.)

cooked rotelle pasta or 1 box pasta shells, red onion, chopped, red pepper, chopped, green pepper, chopped, broccoli floret, black olives, sliced, italian dressing (i use good seasons or kraft zesty dressing), freshly cracked black pepper or crushed red pepper flakes, diced mozzarella cheese