Overnight Pasta Salad (the BEST Pasta Salad EVER)
Enjoy this flavorful Overnight Pasta Salad (the BEST Pasta Salad EVER) that’s easy to prepare and perfect for any gathering! Try it today!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: Serves approximately 6
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb pasta (fusilli or rotini recommended)
- 2 cups Italian dressing
- 1 packet dry Italian dressing mix
- 1 8-oz bottle sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 can pitted black olives, drained
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, diced
- 1 English cucumber, diced
- 1 red onion, diced
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water according to package instructions until al dente. Drain well (do not rinse) and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- While the pasta is still warm, stir in the Italian dressing and dry seasoning mix until evenly coated.
- Drain and chop the sun-dried tomatoes; add them to the pasta mixture and cover tightly. Refrigerate overnight.
- When ready to serve, add black olives, grape tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion to the pasta mixture. Mix well and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (200g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg