6 italian salad shells cold Recipes

rotini pasta , cooked al dente, drained, and rinsed under cold water (can substitute shell or even elbow pasta), genoa salami, chopped, pepperoni, chopped, asiago cheese, small diced (can substitute mozzarella), black olives, drained and chopped, pitted green olives, drained and chopped, pepperoncini pepper, drained well (optional), red bell pepper, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, roma tomatoes, chopped, dried italian salad dressing mix, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dried oregano, dried parsley, grated parmesan cheese, black pepper, iceberg lettuce , optional serving suggestion

pasta shells, cooked, drained , and rinsed in cold water, italian dressing (we prefer kraft zesty italian), green bell pepper, chopped, red bell pepper, chopped, pitted black olives, chopped (you can use the pre sliced if you prefer ), tomatoes, halved (use cherry or grape tomatoes), provolone cheese , extra sharp, purchased in a block and cut into 1/2 inch squares, hard salami , purchased in a block and cut into 1/2 inch squares

lettuce, chopped, diced vine-ripened tomatoes or 1 -2 diced ripe roma tomato, diced ripe avocado, sliced green onion, fresh cilantro, minced, sliced black olives, italian dressing, fresh cilantro, minced, fresh lime juice, granulated sugar, fresh ground black pepper, fresh lime zest, skinless roasted rotisserie chicken (shredded or chunked) or 1 lb fresh ground poultry or 1 lb fresh beef ground beef or 1 lb cooked beef (shredded or chunked) or 1 lb cooked pork (shredded or chunked), cold water, fresh key lime juice, instant masa harina flour (el mexicana brand masa casera), instant onion flakes, ground cumin, instant chicken bouillon powder (knorr, not beef!), california chili powder (unseasoned), paprika, seasoning salt (lawry s brand), sugar, ground black pepper, garlic powder, fresh lime zest, ground oregano, flour tortillas (mission brand), cotija cheese (crumbled over garden salad mix, divided per serving), sour cream (over seasoned meat, divided per serving), hot canola oil or light olive oil, to crisp shells

jumbo pasto shells, chopped romaine lettuce, chopped fresh basil, coarsely chopped cooked chicken, coarsely chopped tomato, coarsely chopped cucumber, italian hard salami chopped, roasted garlic vinaigrette dressing