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finished pasta salad with green peppers and black olives

Easy Pasta Salad

This pasta salad is easy to make, colorful, and delicious. It's the perfect salad for picnics, barbecues, or last minute occasions! Your whole family will love it and you will love how quick it is to make. 

Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword easy pasta salad, pasta salad
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
let it refrigerate for 15 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Joanna Stephens

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 6 cups water
  • 3 cups noodles I prefer rotini pasta
  • 1 cup black olives
  • ½ green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 cup Italian dressing

Instructions

Directions:

  1. In a medium sauce pan, add in your 6 cups of water. Let this boil and then add in your pasta. Cook for 8-9 minutes or unitl al dente.

  2. Drain the pasta, and the rinse it in cold water. Then, place the rinsed noodles in a large bowl.

  3. Add in the chopped green pepper, black olives, and Italian dressing. Mis this until everything is well-coated.

  4. Place it in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes before serving.