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These 40 Easter recipes will help you have the best holiday this year! There are brunch, appetizer, entree, side dish, dessert and even drink recipes that are perfect for Easter 2020!

Classic Pasta Salad

4.45 from 9 votes
This 4 ingredient pasta salad is so easy to make and super delicious! You can share it with a group at your picnic or enjoy it all week as a yummy side dish.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chilling Pasta 30 minutes
Course: dinner, lunch, Side Dish
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box bowtie pasta
  • 1 cup colby jack cheese cubed
  • 1 cup pepperoni cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup Italian dressing

Method
 

  1. Prepare bowtie pasta according to package instructions. Then, drain and chill in fridge for 20-30 minutes.
  2. Remove chilled pasta from fridge and add cheese and pepperoni.
  3. Add Italian dressing then mix until totally combined and cheese/pepperoni is evenly distributed.

Notes

You can substitute whatever kind of noodles you'd like here, just follow the same instructions as above. 
Turkey or veggie pepperoni can be substituted for regular pepperoni. 
Mozzarella or cheddar cheese would also work instead of Colby jack cheese.