Best Ever Pasta Salad

This is the best pasta salad recipe you will ever find. It is packed full of delicious bites (olives, salami, tomatoes and artichokes). Perfect for parties!

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: how do i make the best pasta salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 255kcal

Ingredients

16 oz zesty Italian salad dressing
1 lb rotelle pasta cooked and drained/rinsed
1 yellow onion chopped
8 celery stalks thinly sliced
16 oz cojack cheese cubed
16 oz summer sausage cubed
3 13.75 oz cans artichoke hearts quartered, drained
2 6.5 oz cans pitted black olives drained
2 8.5 oz jars julienned sun-dried tomatoes drained and chopped
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper
2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, cover and let sit overnight. Serve chilled.

Notes

Use GF pasta for a gluten free salad!
Replace the cojack with any variety such as muenster, cheddar or provolone cheese.
Sliced pepperoni can replace the sausage, if desired.
Replace yellow with red onion for an added zing.
Use salad dressing of your choice!

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