6 simple italian pasta salad Recipes

tri-color rotini pasta, roma (plum) tomatoes, quartered, cucumber, quartered and sliced, green bell pepper, minced, red onion, minced, sliced black olives, zesty lite italian-style salad dressing , or to taste, bacon bits, dried cranberries , or to taste

uncooked rotini pasta (or penne, bowtie, or other chunky pasta), italian salad dressing, cucumbers, chopped, tomatoes, chopped (or 1 pint cherry tomatoes), green onion, chopped, grated parmesan cheese

tri-color spiral pasta, cucumber, peeled seeded and chopped, tomatoes, halved, red onion, finely diced, sliced ripe olives, provolone cheese cube, genoa salami, cubed (buy a 1/2 inch slice from the deli), italian salad dressing

ground beef, drain off fat, onion, chopped, garlic, minced, olive oil, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, dried oregano, dried basil, dried parsley, italian salad dressing (sounds weird, but it really makes the dish), salt & pepper, spaghetti, cook to box instructions