Pizza Pasta Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (12 ounce) box tri-color spiral pasta (bowties and pene work well too)
• 1 (6 ounce) package pepperoni slices (you can also use stick pepperoni and just dice it)
• 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mozzarella cheese, cubed
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 (5 3/4 ounce) can jumbo olives, halved
• 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle italian dressing (if you can find the roasted red pepper italian dressing, go with that one)
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, to top

Recipe

• 1 boil pasta according to package directions. make sure to drain and cool the pasta before adding other ingredients.
• 2 in a large bowl combine all ingredients except the parmesan cheese. let marinade in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• 3 before serving, add parmesan cheese and toss.
• 4 this recipie is great for adding your own ideas. i've made a greek pasta salad using tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, olives, feta cheese and greek dressing. enjoy!