Pasta Salad

In South FL the weather is notoriously known for being hot. So why have your food that same temperature all the time? Try some cool, refreshing, and totally satisfying pasta salad- made in the comfort of your air conditioned dorm room!

Ingredients:

1 cup Garden Rotini

¾ cups Italian dressing
2 cups water

Prices:
Garden Rotini: $1.08
Italian Dressing: $1.50
Total: $2.58

How To:

1.      Pour 1 cup of garden rotini into a microwave safe bowl.

      2.      Add 2 cups of water.

3.      Microwave for 5 minutes.

4.      Take out and stir (be careful its hot!).

5.      Microwave for 6 more minutes.

6.      Drain excess water.

7.      Rinse with cold water then drain water again.

8.      Now comes the lengthy part… wait for it to cool.

9.      Add the Italian dressing.

10.  Add any other veggies or meat you’d like.

11.  Eat up!

The great thing about pasta salad is you can make it any way you want. You don’t have to use garden rotini, but if you chose another type of pasta the cooking time may vary. I kept my plain and simple by just adding pepperoni pieces I had from my previous pizza recipe. Here are some other suggestions though!

Add ins: broccoli, black olives, tomatoes, green bell peppers, cucumber, diced ham or pepperoni.

A simple meal idea that you can change to fit your taste, WIN!