Recipe

Pesto Surprise

Name: Pesto Surprise
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound tri-colored spiral pasta; 1 (16 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing; 6 tablespoons salad seasoning mix; 2 cups cherry tomatoes, diced; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, diced; ½ yellow bell pepper, chopped; 1 (2.25 ounce) can black olives, chopped

This pasta salad is nice and colorful, easy to make, and great for summer picnics or parties. The recipe was given to me by a dear friend many years ago, and I've been making it ever since!

Prep 20mCook 10mTotal 30mServes 6

Ingredients

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Instructions

1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 to 12 minutes; rinse under cold water and drain.
3
Whisk Italian dressing and salad spice mix together until smooth. Combine pasta, tomatoes, bell peppers, and olives in a salad bowl.
4
Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat.
5
For the best flavor, refrigerate the pasta salad for 8 hours to overnight.
6
Enjoy!

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