Pasta Salad for a Crowd
Description
This pasta salad recipe is perfect for feeding a crowd and easy to make with rotini pasta, cheese, tomatoes, broccoli, and zesty Italian salad dressing.
Ingredients
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3 pounds garden rotini pasta
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2 (16 ounce) packages steam-in-bag frozen broccoli florets
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6 tomatoes, chopped
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2 (16 ounce) bottles Italian-style salad dressing
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16 ounces Cheddar cheese, cubed
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1 tablespoon salt
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1 tablespoon ground black pepper
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1 tablespoon garlic powder
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1 tablespoon onion powder
Directions
1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain rotini, rinse in a colander under cold water until completely cool, and return to the pot.
2
Meanwhile, microwave broccoli, one bag at a time, per package directions, 4 to 6 minutes.
3
Stir broccoli, tomatoes, salad dressing, Cheddar cheese, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder into rotini until well mixed.
4
Refrigerate pasta salad until chilled, 30 to 60 minutes. Serve cold.