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Italian Garden Pasta Salad Recipe
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Get ready for all those picnics and barbecues now that summer is on its way. This Italian Garden Pasta Salad Recipe is perfect for all those backyard get together’s.
Recipes Using Kraft Dressing
I’ve made many of the recipes at the Kraft website over the years. One of my favorites is a pasta recipe very similar to the one that I have made today. Over the years I lost the original recipe so now I just use instincts and whatever vegetables I have on hand while I am making it.
Summer Pasta Salads
Summer time is one of my favorite times of the year for throwing together a pasta salad. There are so many delicious and colorful vegetables available at this time of the year. Pasta salads can be made in so many different ways with so many different combinations of pasta, vegetables, dressing and seasonings. They come in very handy when entertaining a crowd or just feeding the family. Zest up your dinner with this Kraft Zesty Italian Garden Pasta Salad.
Kraft Zesty Garden Pasta Salad
How to make a Italian Garden Pasta Salad Recipe
For this garden pasta salad you will need a box of tri colored pasta, cherry tomatoes, fresh broccoli florets, green and red pepper, Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 12 ounce box tri-colored pasta, cooked, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
- ½ cup of cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup broccoli florets, cut into bite size pieces
- ¼ cup red pepper, diced
- ¼ cup green pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated and more for topping when serving.
- salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
- Drain pasta well and place in a large mixing bowl.
- Add all the cut up or diced vegetables.
- Mix Parmesan with the Zesty Italian dressing. Stir well after five minutes.
- Pour dressing over pasta and veggies.Stir well.
- Refrigerate 2 hours or over night to allow flavors to marry.
- Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan.
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Zesty Italian Pasta Salad
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 23 minutes
- Yield: serves 6-8 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
Zesty Italian Pasta Salad recipe made with Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing. Makes a great barbecue side dish recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 12 ounce box tri-colored pasta, cooked, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
- 1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup broccoli florets, cut into bite size pieces
- 1/4 cup red pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup green pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated and more for topping when serving.
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Drain pasta well and place in a large mixing bowl.
- Add all the cut up or diced vegetables.
- Mix Parmesan with the Zesty Italian dressing. Stir well after five minutes.
- Pour dressing over pasta and veggies.Stir well.
- Refrigerate 2 hours or over night to allow flavors to marry.
- Serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan.
Notes
This recipe was inspired by the Kraft Italian Chopped Salad http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/italian-chopped-salad-73980.aspx
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I like to add a little bit of hot peppers to my food to add some zest to my life.
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Eating salads with Kraft Italian Dressing.
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I do this by spending as much time with my grandbabies as possible I so love introducing them to new adventures and tastes in life
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I eat my Zesty Italian Dressing
ANN*H
Do something out of the ordinary or do things in a different way to change things up a bit
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Zest up my life by trying new recipes.. including Italian Chicken with Kraft Italian Dressing
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oh Robin I am sorry to hear that. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon!
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Georgia Beckman
I zest up my life by keeping things zesty with my husband of 24 years. We have raised 4 children……………all were teenagers AT THE SAME TIME for a long period in our life. I mean a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG period. Now we have 14 grandchildren. They do still gt a lot of our time, but we finally have time for each other & we enjoy every minute of making each other FIRST.
Margot C
Oh we’re pretty zesty around here; the espresso machine helps.
heather
i zest up my life with sesty italian dressing
kesha
I zest up my life by taking my daughter to the beach!
Amanda Sakovitz
I try new workouts!
Amy Orvin
I zest up my life by trying new recipes.
Laura P. Craig
I zest up my life by constantly finding new recipes to try and share the results with family/friends!
Madonna
my life is zested up by my children and grandchildren.
Heather
I’m not sure I live a very zesty life raising two little boys……I try new recipes with my family.
Cherie Montorio
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Thomas Murphy
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Jenne
I love zesty italian dressing. I am going to have to try it with broccoli. I do a salad with avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, and spring onions. The dressing just makes any salad come together easily.
Gina
We use zesty on our chicken as a marinade prior to grilling …….mmm