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Easy Pasta Salad

Published: Jul 25, 2012 · Modified: Jul 7, 2022 by Raquel · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

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Classic Pasta Salad
Pasta Salad
Summer Pasta Salad
Easy Pasta Salad with Olives.

This Easy Pasta Salad for BBQ or a picnic is a simple, traditional recipe that can be changed up with fresh vegetables but is always delicious! It is one of my favorite items to pack for lunch.

This Classic Pasta Salad is always a hit at barbecues, picnics, and parties too! Easy to make and also super economical too since the vegetables are fairly inexpensive, as is the spiral pasta. 

 

Easy Pasta Salad

With these warm summer days, sometimes I just want to have a cool salad for dinner or lunch.  One of my favorites is pasta salad, which can be made in about 10 minutes.

Pasta Salad Recipe

Today I am sharing a simple recipe for Pasta Salad. Made with rotini pasta and fresh vegetables, drizzled in a tasty dressing for a fabulous picnic salad or side dish.

Pasta Salad Ingredients

Pasta Salad With Olives

  • Rotini or spiral pasta
  • Bell Peppers
  • Onions
  • Tomatoes
  • olives
  • Feta Cheese - If you want to make this a Vegetarian Pasta Salad Recipe, just omit this ingredient.
  • Pasta Salad Dressing Balsamic - Homemade Pasta Salad Dressing  or a bottled Italian dressing

How to Make Pasta Salad

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How to Make Pasta Salad

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Pasta Salad Recipe

Easy Pasta Salad

Raquel Pineira
This easy Pasta Salad is a simple, traditional recipe that can be changed up with fresh vegetables but is always delicious!
5 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 7 mins
Course Salads
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 17 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package spiral or rotini pasta 1 lb.
  • 1 cup chopped bell peppers I used green and yellow
  • ¼ cup chopped onions I prefer red
  • 1 large tomato chopped
  • ¼ cup feta cheese
  • ½ can olives 2.25 0z
  • Balsamic Vinaigrette or Italian Salad dressing bottled or homemade

Instructions
 

  • 1. Cook the pasta according to package directions.  
  • 2. While pasta is cooking, chop up the bell peppers, tomato and onions and set aside.  
  • 3. When the pasta is ready, drain and rinse with cold water, then drain again.  
  • 4. Add other ingredients and mix with salad dressing.  
  • 5. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour for best results.  
  • 6. This is a great salad to take for lunch.  You can add chopped ham or cooked chicken or cucumbers if you like.

Nutrition

Calories: 17kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 70mgPotassium: 4mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 26IUCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

This recipe makes about 8 servings.  Enjoy!

For fun, here is the original photo from this recipe that was posted the first year of the blog. My photography was lacking big time!

Easy-Pasta-Salad

 

 

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Comments

  1. Shirley Alcantara Berger

    July 25, 2012 at 9:27 am

    Looks and sounds great! This recipe will come in handy now that it's hotter than Hades around here all day everyday. Thanks!

    Reply
    • organizedisland

      July 25, 2012 at 8:54 pm

      Thank you Shirley for your comment! Yes, anything to stay cool!

      Reply
  2. Holly

    July 25, 2012 at 11:27 am

    So yummy! I love pasta salads.

    Reply
    • organizedisland

      July 25, 2012 at 8:55 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Holly!

      Reply
  3. Heather @ new house, new home, new life

    July 26, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    I make something similar - haven't done it this year. But now that I see yours, I will have to give it a try.
    Thanksf or sharing at the All Star Block Party.

    Reply
  4. Carrie

    July 27, 2012 at 5:41 am

    Love pasta salad! Stopping by to thank you for joining in with us on the Bloglovin' Blog Hop!

    Reply
  5. Gwen Parker

    July 27, 2012 at 7:52 am

    Raquel that looks so yummy. My husband and I love pasta. I will definitely have to try this recipe.

    Reply
  6. Paloma

    July 28, 2012 at 8:07 am

    I love pasta salad too! This one looks sooo yummy! ... and ... it seems I posted just a few minutes after you did on SITS ... so... Happy Saturday Sharefest Day! 😉

    Reply
    • organizedisland

      July 28, 2012 at 9:47 am

      Hi Paloma! Thanks for stopping by ~ hope you are having a wonderful weekend! 🙂

      Reply
  7. WonkyWonderful

    July 28, 2012 at 8:55 am

    This is similar to my favorite pasta salad recipe. Perfect cold salad for summer. Yum! Visiting from SITS Sharefest 🙂

    Reply
  8. Savvy Working Gal

    July 28, 2012 at 9:13 am

    I'm always looking for easy, healthy recipes. This looks like a good one. Thanks for sharing. Stopping by from SITS.

    Reply
  9. Tranae

    August 02, 2012 at 10:02 pm

    looks good. I love pasta salad

    Reply
  10. Natasha Inoz

    August 04, 2012 at 4:36 am

    Thanks so much for linking up to Say G’Day Saturday! I just shared this post on my Facebook page and pinned it too!

    This week’s party has just started so I hope you can join in again!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha in Oz

    Reply
  11. Phoebe

    July 07, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    5 stars
    The feta and the olives really make this pasta salad shine! So good!

    Reply
  12. Glenda

    July 08, 2022 at 4:03 am

    5 stars
    Nothing beats pasta salad for a quick and easy side dish everyone will love. My family loved the Greek flavors in this one! (I used a lemon and olive oil vinaigrette.)

    Reply

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