Italian Pasta Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup uncooked spiral shaped pasta
• 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 1/4 cup chopped sweet red pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 3 tablespoons thin sliced green onions
• 1 1/2 cups italian salad dressing
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup cubed mozzarella cheese
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions, rinse with cold water and drain.
• 2 place in a bowl, add tomatoes, celery, carrots, peppers, onions and italian salad dressing.
• 3 cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
• 4 drain.
• 5 just before serving, combine mayonnaise and parmesan cheese, then stir in mozzarella and olives.
• 6 gently fold into the pasta mixture.