Looking for a pasta salad recipe?

It has bow tie pasta, feta cheese, olives, and the dressing is Mayonnaise and Creamy Italian (I think?). There might be other additions to it (tomatoes, etc), but that's most of it.





Thanks!Looking for a pasta salad recipe?
It sounds like you have all the basics for a fun salad. Why not throw it together as you have it, and see how it goes? That's how most GREAT recipes come into existence, you know!Looking for a pasta salad recipe?
OK, don't be mad, but please consider substituting little cubes of mozzarella instead of feta. Only because the dressing will already be so salty, feta might overpower the dish with saltiness.





Try mincing up 1/2 a red onion %26amp; chop up a bell pepper as small as you can. Open a can of sliced olives. Dice up 3 Roma tomatoes (less juice than reg. tomatoes).


Stir together a bottle of Wishbone Robusto Italian dressing, 1/2 a cup of Mayo, %26amp; 1/2 a cup of prepared pesto. That will add a fresh kick to your dressing. Grind in some fresh black pepper. Pour over 2 lbs of cooled bow ties, then add veggies %26amp; cheese.





It is awesome. Enjoy! :)
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INGREDIENTS


8 ounces rotini pasta


1/2 cup olive oil


1/2 cup red wine vinegar


1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder


1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves


1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano


3 cups sliced mushrooms


15 halved cherry tomatoes


3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese


1/2 cup chopped green onions


1 (4 ounce) can chopped black olives








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DIRECTIONS


Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rotini pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.


Mix together cooked pasta, olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder, basil, oregano, mushrooms, tomatoes, Feta cheese, green onions and olives. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours, serve cold





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INGREDIENTS


1 (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta


2 green onions, chopped


1 (6 ounce) package feta cheese, crumbled


1/2 cup balsamic vinegar


1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil


2 cups chopped fresh tomato








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DIRECTIONS


Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and place in ice water until cool.


Toss pasta with onion, feta, balsamic, olive oil and tomato. Serve immediately or chill 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator.





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INGREDIENTS


1 cup uncooked bow tie pasta


1 teaspoon dried oregano


3/4 teaspoon minced garlic


1/4 teaspoon salt


1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes


1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil


1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth


1 1/2 cups seeded, chopped tomatoes


1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese


2 tablespoons sunflower kernels, toasted


2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley








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DIRECTIONS


Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute the oregano, garlic, salt and pepper flakes in oil for 1 minute. Add wine or broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes.


Stir in the tomatoes and cheese. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain pasta; toss with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with sunflower kernels and parsley.





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I know these dont have the exact ingredients you are looking for. Sorry, i tried!! Perhaps you could substitute italian dressing for the olive oil in these cases. Good luck!
The beauty of pasta salad is you really don't need a recipe, you have a great base there, boil up your pasta, rinse and cool, add in the olives and cheese and whatever other veggies YOU like and toss it with the Creamy Italian. I';m not sure why you would need mayo with that but mix a couple tsp of the dressing with some mayo and taste, maybe add some pepper or seasonings and if you like the texture and taste make a bigger mix of dressing and use it.





You can also go to allrecipes.com and do an ingredients search with key word Pasta Salad.
chicken pasta salad,


3 Chicken Breasts


2 cups Rotini or Shell Pasta (cooked, rinsed and cooled)


1/2 Red Pepper


1/2 Green Pepper


8-10 cherry tomatoes (halved)


1/4 cup Feta cheese crumbled (optional)


1/4 Ceasar Salad Dressing (more or less to taste and to coat)





Cook chicken until no longer pink in middle. Chop into small pieces. Chop peppers and add to tomatoes in large bowl. Add chicken, pasta and feta to large bowl. Add Ceasar salad dressing and mix well. Refigerate until needed