Untouched Pasta Salad

Pasta is one of those foods that taste better the next day. I am pretty sure that you thought that you made enough pasta for your meal and before you know it there is a large amount untouched. There is always hope for untouched pasta. I came up with a great solution to any untouched pasta. Pasta salad is an easy meal to prepare and use for multiple side dishes or dinners.

It is always a good to stock up on pasta when it goes on sale at your local grocery story. Like I mentioned above, I made more pasta then I wanted to eat at one sitting. Instead of just adding tomato sauce to the pasta and refrigerating it, I tossed Italian dressing in it instead. I had some extra vegetables in the refrigerator  that I needed to eat and I figured a good way to use them was to make a pasta salad. First I diced up about a half a cup of  onion and half of a green pepper. Since I love garlic, I minced three cloves of garlic and added it to the onion and pepper mixture. Next I added shredded sharp cheddar, mozzarella and grated parmesan cheese with my house blend of seasoning to the vegetable mixture. Lastly, I combined the pasta with the vegetable mixture to complete my untouched pasta salad.

Honestly, this was my first time making pasta salad and in my opinion, it's a winner. Of course there are many different variations of pasta salad, so feel free to add any other vegetables to it or take away any to suit your taste.