SALAD PASTA

It is no secret that my family loves pasta, we have it for dinner about once a month. Barilla has my favorite GF noodles but sometimes they can be hard to find so I stock up on them when I find them because I know we go through them quick. They are so good that family doesn’t even know they are GF, I mean my husband does but the kids don’t even pay attention and believe me, when something is GF and nasty you can tell quick.

Anyways, I went on a tangent about pasta noodles but what I really came on here to share was a recipe that I tried last night. Since we eat pasta often, I try to switch things up so it doesn’t get blah on us and I found a similar recipe on Pinterest and just created it with the veggies that we like.

So, here is an easy Salad Pasta to whip up for dinner, a potluck, etc! It was so good and so easy.

Ingredients:

• 1 cucumber

• 1 green bell pepper

• 1 red bell pepper

• 1 red onion

• 1 zucchini

• 1 squash

• grape tomatoes

• 1 5oz can olives

• 16 oz spaghetti noodles

• 16 oz Italian dressing

• 2 tsp seasoning of choice (I used Italian and red pepper flakes)

• 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese (can use vegan if you are DF like me)

*this is what I used but really, you can use any veggies your family likes and it’s a great way to use the produce you already have on hand too

Instructions:

• Cook pasta al dente according to the package directions

• Chop all veggies into roughly the same bite size pieces

• Season veggies with seasoning of choice, mix

• Pour dressing over veggies and let marinate while pasta finishes cooking

• Once pasta is done drain and add to veggie mix

• Combine and add cheese on top

So easy and quick. The best part, there were plenty of leftovers to have for lunch today! 😀