Quick And Easy Pasta Salad Recipe For A Crowd

Sabrina's Organizing
by Sabrina's Organizing
12 servings
25 min

This pasta salad recipe only takes 30 minutes to make. It is primarily vegetarian, but you can easily add lunch meat like pepperoni to it. I have made it with regular Fusilli pasta or gluten-free Fusilli pasta. If you use gluten-free pasta, make sure it is fully cooked before mixing it together with the other ingredients.

This is a photo of all the ingredients I used. If you want to add meat, you can add cubbed pepperoni.

This photo is after the pasta had cooled, and then I added the cheese and tomatoes.

Here's what the pasta looked like when it was done after a few hours to get cold in the fridge. This makes a good amount and can be used for a crowd gathering or a large family.

Quick And Easy Pasta Salad Recipe For A Crowd
Recipe details
  • 12  servings
  • Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 25 min
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Ingredients
  • 4 cups of dried pasta (I used small Fusilli pasta.)
  • 1 cup of red peppers chopped into small pieces
  • 1 cup of cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup of zucchini peeled and chopped into small pieces
  • 1 cup of red kidney beans (rinsed)
  • 1 cup of sharp cheddar cheese cubed
  • 2/3 - ¾ cup of favorite salad dressing (I created a Dijon mustard with oregano, white wine vinegar, and olive oil, salt and pepper to taste)
Instructions
First, I cooked the pasta coordinating with the recipe.
Then, I drained it and placed the pasta on a cookie sheet to cool off. It worked pretty well. After about 5 minutes, I added the zucchini, then beans, red pepper, cheddar cheese, and cherry tomatoes.
Then, I mixed them, transferred them to the bowl, used a little salad dressing, and tossed it together. I added a little more until it was just wet and not too much dressing coating the pasta. I prefer it not to be extremely wet.
Then, I covered the bowl and placed it in the refrigerator for a few hours.
Then, toss it again and add more dressing if needed.
Enjoy!
Tips
  • You do not need to rinse the pasta after it is cooked.
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