Tennille's Italian Pasta Salad

Name: Tennille's Italian Pasta Salad
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 237 milliliters fresh broccoli florets; 1 Tbsp butter; 237 milliliters shredded carrots; 237 milliliters fresh cauliflower florets; 2 cucumbers, diced; 907 grams package seashell pasta; 454 grams Italian-style salad dressing; 1 teaspoon salt; 227 grams shredded Cheddar cheese; 3 tomatoes, diced

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Tennille's Italian Pasta Salad a try. This main course has 816 calories, 27g of protein, and 28g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 7. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. If you have salad dressing, cucumbers, tomatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Steam broccoli and cauliflower florets until tender.

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Place broccoli and cauliflower in a large bowl, toss with butter and salt.

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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Stir in the macaroni and return the water to a boil.

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Let cook until the noodles are al dente, drain well.

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In a large mixing bowl, mix the Italian dressing with the hot macaroni. Next, mix in the carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, broccoli, and cauliflower. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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After the pasta and vegetables have been chilling for 30 minutes, stir in the cheese. Return the bowl to the refrigerator for another 30 to 45 minutes before serving.

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Servings:

237milliliters

fresh broccoli florets 1Tbsp

butter 237milliliters

shredded carrots 237milliliters

fresh cauliflower florets 2

cucumbers, diced 907grams

package seashell pasta 454grams

Italian-style salad dressing 1teaspoon

salt 227grams

shredded Cheddar cheese 3

tomatoes, diced

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Castellani Chianti Annata with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 14 dollars per bottle.