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Julie's Italian Pasta Salad

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  • Servings: 10
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 15m
    • The following recipe serves 10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR BOIL
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 8 ounces dry rotini pasta
  • FOR DRESSING
  • 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic
  • 8 ounces sweet onion (1/2 extra large sweet onion))
  • FOR REMAINING INGREDIENTS
  • 3 1/2 ounces sliced pepperoni (quartered)
  • 4 ounces sliced olives (drained)
  • 3 ounces sliced green onions
  • 4 ounces sliced celery
  • 5 ounces queso ranchero cheese (crumbled, or feta)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Add salt to water and bring to a boil. Add pasta and fully cook. (Al dente isn't enough.)

  • Step 2: Meanwhile, combine dressing ingredients in food processor or blender. Add to pasta immediately after draining.

  • Step 3: Wait until pasta has cooled before adding remaining ingredients.

  • Step 4: For the wedding, I made double batches, stored in 2 gallon jumbo ziplock bags, pressed flat and stacked up in the fridge. Makes it easy to transfer to icechest for transport.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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