6 picnic marinated pasta Recipes

tricolor spiral pasta, refrigerated tricolor tortellini, marinated artichoke hearts, undrained, fresh broccoli florets (about 1-3/4 cups), provolone cheese, cubed, hard salami, cubed, sweet red pepper, chopped, green pepper, chopped, garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained, sliced ripe olives, drained, red onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, italian salad dressing mix

macaroni, cooked and cooled (or other preferred pasta), diced ham (ham you cut from a real ham is leaner than lunch meat ham or other processed ham products), diced mozzarella cheese or 1/2 lb diced swiss cheese or 1/2 lb diced provolone cheese, minced sweet onion (optional), frozen green beans, cut in 1-inch pieces, hard-cooked eggs, chopped, marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped, cider vinegar, olive oil or 1/4 cup canola oil, mayonnaise, prepared mustard (i prefer heinz brown), celery seed

bow tie farafelle pasta , cooked according to package directions (measured dry, i use de cecco), mayonnaise, chopped spanish olives, marinated quartered artichoke hearts (reserve several tbsp of the marinade), italian deli-sliced mild pepper rings, chopped (or green bell peppers), broccoli floret , cut into 1-inch pieces cooked al dente, stalks celery, thinly sliced, cucumber, peeled and diced, fresh tomatoes, diced, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, salt , to taste, pepperoni, diced (optional, or salami), parmesan cheese, diced (optional, or provolone), snipped fresh parsley, to garnish, snipped fresh chives, to garnish

shell pasta (other pasta can be used), hard salami, cubed, sliced pepperoni, halved, provolone cheese, cubed, celery ribs, chopped, tomatoes, seeded and chopped, green pepper, chopped, sliced ripe olives, sliced stuffed olives, fresh grated parmesan cheese, italian salad dressing (of your choice), dried oregano (+/-), coarsely chopped fresh basil, black pepper