Italian Pasta Salad Recipe with Homemade Italian Dressing!

pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta

Whole grain pasta is more nutritious.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat feta

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Low-fat feta reduces calories, ricotta is often cheaper.

Boil pasta until al dente. Note that cook times may vary depending on the brand of pasta that you're using. Once pasta is cooked, drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, make Homemade Italian Dressing. Full recipe can be found here. You can also use your favorite ready-made Italian dressing.

Dice all of the fresh veggies and toppings - onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, pepperoncini, salami, pepperoni, and fresh parsley.

Add all of the diced veggies and mozzarella cheese into a large mixing bowl with the cooked pasta. Mix until well combined. Add parmesan cheese and mix again. Then add the Italian Dressing and mix until well combined. Taste the pasta salad and adjust flavors if needed. This is a great time to add any extra salt, pepper, fresh lemon juice, red wine vinegar, or Italian dressing.

Once the salad is done, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. In the end, garnish with fresh basil.

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