Recipe for Italian Dressing Pasta Salad?

Question

We usually have it at school and it has zesty italian dressing (or so my mom said), angel hair pasta (like the spaghetti noodles) and sometimes tomatoes and green peppers...does anyone have a recipe with similar stuff like that in it? Or a website with the recipe? Thanks.

oh yeah, and whats a good way of keeping it fresh? last time I made macaroni salad, it dried out in the fridge =[

Answer 1

I like it with thin spagetti noodles, olives, red onions, grape tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and (only use) Kraft zesty italian salad dressing- it is the bomb!!
Put your dressing in the bowl, add all the cut up veggies to it, while doing this be cooking your pasta. Let it marinate overnight, stirring a couple of times, and it will taste even better!!

Answer 2

ANGEL HAIR PASTA SALAD

1 box angel hair pasta, cook and cool (do not add salt to pasta)
1 bottle Vegetable Supreme (McCormick's)
1 sm. bottle Zesty Italian dressing
5 med. tomatoes, seeded and chopped
4 med. cucumbers, seeded and chopped
1 med. onion

Combine all ingredients, mix well. Marinate overnight. This recipe make a large bowl of salad. Keeps well in refrigerator.

just keep it covered, and add lemon juice for keeping

Answer 3

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups cooked angel hair (about 5 ounces uncooked pasta)
3/4 cup chopped plum tomato
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
1/3 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped pitted kalamata olives
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
3/4 pound cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley


Preparation
Combine the first 13 ingredients in a large bowl. Sprinkle with cheese and parsley.

Answer 4

I use bow tie pasta, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onions sliced in thin circles and cubes of cheddar cheese and/or jack cheese. You can also add olives or peppers or change up the noodles. I agree with the below comment... only use Zesty Italian dressing. I also add some pepper! Put in zip lock baggie over night.

Answer 5

I like to use:
tri color rontini and a bag of tortellini
red onion
chunks of cheddar cheese
broccoli
green olives
red peppers
small bite size pieces of pepperoni
cucumber
cherry tomato's
Its a lot of ingredients but its worth it. I like to use the dry salad dressing mix called Goods Seasons, zesty Italian style, and I make it the way it tells you to on the box. The tortelini makes a little creamier and cheesier, its delicious. Its always a hit at parties and holiday gatherings!

Answer 6

When you make pasta salad, it has a sneaky way of continuing to absorb the dressing, after you store it in frig. Be sure you cover it well and add a bit more dressing if it gets dry.

Answer 7

try a box of mac & cheese (don't use the cheese packet)
cool your mac for a while in the fridge or the freezer(not too
long)
one hard boiled egg (crushed with a fork)
a teaspoon of mustard
any amount you want of:
gr. onion/peppers/celery/carrot/frozen peas ...whatever you
want
NOW add your Italian salad dressing mixed with a little bit of
mayo until it is the consistancy that you want
OR
add some creamy ceasar dressing and a teaspoon of lemon
juice(That's my favorite)