#WhatsCookingChallenge: Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad

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We stay at lots of RV parks. They love to host pot luck dinners, lunches and brunches. This is one of my go to side dishes that’s easy to make and always a big hit. It’s tasty and colorful and stands out from the rest. This is my own original recipe. I’ve added ingredients over the years and subtracted others. This is my final version. There’s very little prep work, so it’s a very no-stress recipe. The Giardiniera and pepper rings provide enough zip that no other dressing or sauce is required.

This is my entry for #whatscookingchallenge by @jaynie.

Ingredients

1 lb. multi-colored rotini pasta
Olive oil
1 red onion diced
16 fl oz Italian mix Giardiniera drained
16 fl oz sliced pepper rings drained
8 oz can small ripe pitted olives drained
6 oz sliced pepperoni
1 lb mozzarella cheese cut in 1/2” cubes
Salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste

Directions

Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain, coat with olive oil and set aside to cool down.

Cook the pasta

Drain the pasta.

Transfer the pasta back to the stock pot that you used to cook it. Coat with olive oil to keep it from sticking together. Let it cool down for at least an hour.

Dice the onions

Add the onions

Cut the cheese

Add the cheese

Add the rest of the ingredients and seasoning

Stir it up! Let it rest for about 20 minutes to allow the flavors to combine. the adjust the seasonings. You may want add a little more olive oil at this time also.

Plate it up.

Grab a glass of wine and enjoy! It was the wine @jaynie that sucked me into this challenge! haha!!!

Here’s the challenge:

NB: The #whatscookingchallenge is an ONGOING challenge, so you can enter WHENEVER you want and as OFTEN as you want!
1: Use the #whatscookingchallenge tag and tag me @jaynie in your post.
2: Create and publish a post showcasing something that you have prepared in your kitchen which is either
a) uniquely yours, or
b) has been adapted and made your own.
(The more elaborate the post the better, naturally...)
PS. This is NOT limited to "plates of food" - it can be preserves, snacks, anything!
3: Accompany the post with at least 2 photos of whatever it is that you have prepared.
(and in the spirit of avoiding plagiarism, a photo of YOU WITH your dish would be a plus, but is not a
requirement)
4: Tag at least 5 (but not limited to) of your foodie friends that you think would like to participate...

MY NOMINATIONS
to participate this time are:
@goldendawne
@TraciYork
@Mutitum
@zord189
@jeanwandimi

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Enjoy!

Roger

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