Easy summer pasta salad

[Spudman***]

This is a good refrigerator staple that satisfies and is simple to make. Good for when you are in a hurry because it's already made and sitting in the fridge.

1 box (1 lb) medium shell or piccolini pasta
1 teaspoon salt
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1 can large black olives
1 can artichoke hearts
1 large clove garlic
(optional 1/4 purple or red onion)
Zesty Italian dressing

Boil pasta with salt until al dente - drain and rinse with cold water - set aside

Cut peppers in half - drain olives - drain artichoke hearts. Combine all ingredients EXCEPT dressing into food processor and pulse until everything is finely chopped.

Pour this mixture into cooled pasta and stir until blended. Now add 1/4- 1/3 bottle Zesty Italian dressing - stir and taste - add more dressing if desired.

This will keep well in a covered plastic container in the fridge. Always ready as an entre' or side dish to go with burgers, fish or any of the usual summer foods.

[Robert****]

Nice! That looks yummy "on paper"! Bet it is in real life too.

Thanks Spuddie.

[Spudman***]

I get kudos from all sorts of people for this easy dish. I'm sure you'll like it and the whole thing, that lasts a long time, probably costs less than $5 Merican and feeds an army.

[SuperSwede]

MMm sounds good! Just wondering about the Zesty Italian dressing, I havent seen that one in our stores, what can you replace it with?

[Spudman***]

MMm sounds good! Just wondering about the Zesty Italian dressing, I havent seen that one in our stores, what can you replace it with?

Regular Italian I would guess. It just wont have the zing that you get from the zesty variety.

[SuperSwede]

Regular Italian I would guess. It just wont have the zing that you get from the zesty variety.

Found a recipy, might as well try to do my own!

http://www.grouprecipes.com/55709/ze...-dressing.html