Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad
Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, mike's springtime pasta salad. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have mike's springtime pasta salad using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad:
  1. Take Pasta Salad
  2. Prepare 2 16 oz Bottles Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing [or your choice - well shaken]
  3. Make ready 1 box 12 oz Multi Colored Pasta [+ water + oil + salt]
  4. Prepare 1 box 2.25 lb Vegetable Melody [your choice - see photo]
  5. Get 2 box 4 oz Feta Cheese
  6. Make ready 1 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
  7. Take 1 can Black Olives [drained-halved]
  8. Get 1 can Artichokes [in water-drained-chopped]
  9. Take 2 large Tomatoes [chopped]
  10. Take 1/2 tsp Each: Granulated Garlic - Fresh Ground Black Pepper - Sea Salt - Red Pepper Flakes
  11. Take Options:
  12. Make ready Purple Onions
  13. Take Green Onions
  14. Prepare White Onions
  15. Get Celery [with leaves]
  16. Make ready Sun Dried Tomatoes
  17. Take Fresh Parsley
  18. Prepare Fresh Basil
Instructions to make Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad:
  1. Primary items needed.
  2. Boil 6" pasta water. Add a splash of oil and 1 tablespoon salt. Add pasta. Bring water back to a boil and boil pasta for 10 minutes with a tight fitting lid. Or, as per manufactures directions.
  3. Drain pasta well and immediately place it in a large bowl. Add 1 bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing, [use your preference] mix and place a tight fitting lid on it. This step will ensure the Italian oils and seasonings seep deep into your pasta.
  4. ° Put your vegetables and cheeses in another large bowl making sure everything is bite size. ° Look around in your pantry or fridges crisper for any additional vegetables you may want to use in your salad. I found purple, white and green onions, celery, sun dried tomatoes, fresh basil and parsley and employed them all.
  5. After your pasta has fully steamed and cooled - add your vegetable and cheese mixture and gently fold in to your wet pasta bowl. Add your additional bottle of Zesty Italian - as needed. I usually use about 1 1/2 bottles total.
  6. Chill in the fridge for a few hours for best results. This dish is even better the following day.
  7. Enjoy!

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