Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mike's springtime pasta salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have mike's springtime pasta salad using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad:
- Take Pasta Salad
- Get 2 16 oz Bottles Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing [or your choice - well shaken]
- Make ready 1 box 12 oz Multi Colored Pasta [+ water + oil + salt]
- Take 1 box 2.25 lb Vegetable Melody [your choice - see photo]
- Take 2 box 4 oz Feta Cheese
- Make ready 1 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- Get 1 can Black Olives [drained-halved]
- Prepare 1 can Artichokes [in water-drained-chopped]
- Get 2 large Tomatoes [chopped]
- Get 1/2 tsp Each: Granulated Garlic - Fresh Ground Black Pepper - Sea Salt - Red Pepper Flakes
- Make ready Options:
- Prepare Purple Onions
- Get Green Onions
- Take White Onions
- Take Celery [with leaves]
- Prepare Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Take Fresh Parsley
- Get Fresh Basil
Instructions to make Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad:
- Primary items needed.
- 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.
- 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.
- ° 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.
- 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.
- Chill in the fridge for a few hours for best results. This dish is even better the following day.
- Enjoy!
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