Growing up, my mom made this tasty pasta salad anytime she would host summer BBQ's, potlucks, and picnics. Elbow macaroni, celery, sweet relish, and hard-boiled egg make up my mom's macaroni salad. Light and flavorful, you think you will eat just one scoop on your plate, but then you find yourself going back for seconds and thirds.

Ingredients of Mom's Pasta Salad

  1. It's 1 box of Rotini spiral pasta.
  2. It's 1 of green pepper chopped coarsley.
  3. You need 1/2 of red onion or 1 small slivered.
  4. You need 1/2 cup of chopped celery (mom uses more).
  5. It's 4 of green onions (mom uses more).
  6. You need 1 cup of mushroom slices (mom doesn't use because they get brown).
  7. It's 1/2 package of frozen peas rinsed in a colander.
  8. It's 10-15 of pitted, ripe olives sliced.
  9. Prepare 10 of cherry tomatoes halved.
  10. You need 3/4 bottle of Italian dressing (mom uses Ken's Italian with aged Romano).
  11. You need of Several shakes of red wine vinegar.

Mom's Pasta Salad step by step

  1. Mom mixes it all up on one day and then let it sit over night, and adds extra dressing (sometimes vinegar) if the pasta absorbs it..
  2. Mom makes pasta al dente. When done cooking the pasta put it in a colander and rinse cold water over it so it stops cooking it..

While the pasta is cooking prep all your veggies and place. Italian Pasta Salad is a summer potluck classic. Pasta, Italian meats, vegetables, cheese, it's a cold pasta salad packed with bold Italian flavors that are brought together with the tangy Italian dressing that everything is tossed in. It's a quick and easy side dish tastes as good as it looks! If you need a delicious pasta salad, I have the recipe for you!

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