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All-American Pasta Salad

Potato Salad is a staple at every cookout, so we decided to change it up with a pasta salad instead.
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs Rotini - Corkscrew pasta or bow tie or elbows whatever you like
  • 1 large Bermuda onion chopped
  • 1 Small can sliced black olives-drained and rinsed.
  • 1 8 oz. jar of Pastene marinated mushrooms-drained
  • 1 stick of pepperoni- diced
  • 1 bottle of Ken’s Steakhouse Italian dressing
  • 1 bottle of red food dye
  • 1 bottle of blue food dye
  • 2 large zip lock bags

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta until al dente rinse briefly
  • Separate pasta into 3 equal parts, place 2 parts in the zip lock bags and set 3rd part aside
  • Add 2-3 drops of food coloring to each bag one red and one blue. Add more if needed to achieve the color you are looking for. Shake and mix the pasta and food coloring. Set aside. 5 -10 min
  • Prep Onion and pepperoni
  • Drain olives and mushrooms. Rinse olives.
  • Removed died pasta from bag and rinse gently in colander. Maker sure the run off from pasta is clear before using. We don’t want out guests with blue mouth syndrome!
  • Add pasta and other ingredients into large salad bowl and mix with the dressing. Set aside in refrigerator to chill until use.
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