Awesome & Easy Pasta Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 16 ounces pasta (any shape like spirals, shells, elbows, etc)
• 1 green pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 red pepper
• 1 medium red onion
• 1 (16 ounce) can sliced large pitted ripe olives, drained
• fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 bottle italian dressing (i use wishbone fat free)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta until al dente; drain& rinse well under cold running water.
• 2 let cold pasta drain thoroughly in colander while preparing the remaining ingredients.
• 3 cut off the tops of the peppers& remove seeds.
• 4 cut into large bite-size pieces& set aside.
• 5 cut onion into pieces about the same size as the peppers.
• 6 combine drained pasta, peppers, onion, olives& mushrooms in a large bowl.
• 7 pour about 1/2 the bottle of dressing over all, and toss to coat.
• 8 cover bowl& refrigerate overnight.
• 9 before serving, pour remaining dressing over the pasta salad, toss thoroughly& serve.
• 10 *note:other veggies of your choice can be added as well--carrot curls, cut green beans, peas, etc.