It's All In There Pasta Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups whole wheat rotini, cooked drained and cooled (or tri-coloured pasta)
• 4 cups mixed vegetables (broccoli, carrot, peppers, green onion, etc. use your imagination)
• 1/2 cup ranch dressing (to taste)
• 1/2 cup miracle whip (to taste) or 1/2 cup mayonnaise (to taste)
• 1/4 cup sour cream, i use fat free
• 2 tablespoons salad dressing mix, dill flavour
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, cubed
• 1/2 cup chopped ham (or cooked turkey or chicken)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to directions, drain and cool. (toss with 1 tbsp olive oil to keep from sticking together).
• 2 chop all veggies into bite sized pieces. i use greeen, red, yellow, and orange peppers for colour.
• 3 mix together ranch dressing, miracle whip, sour cream and dill salad dressing mix and set aside in fridge to meld flavours.
• 4 chop cheese and ham into small cubes or slivers.
• 5 mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. toss with dressing and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 6 any substitutions may be made for veggies, meat or even cheese. use your favourites.