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American-Italian Pasta Salad

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Recipe Summary American-Italian Pasta Salad

Garden veggies with fusilli pasta, Italian Parsley, Genoa salami and creamy Italian dressing makes for a pasta salad that will be a favorite at your next picnic or pot-luck.

Ingredients | Traditional Italian Pasta Types

1 (16 ounce) package fusilli pasta

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup sour cream

2 tablespoons milk

1 (.7 ounce) package dry Italian-style salad dressing mix

1 cup frozen petite peas, thawed

2 (2 ounce) cans sliced black olives

1 cup cubed Genoa salami

¾ cup chopped green onions

¾ cup chopped celery

½ cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions

In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water, and drain.

In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, milk and Italian dressing mix. Whisk together until smooth, set aside.

In a large salad bowl combine cooked and cooled pasta, peas, olives, salami, green onions, celery and parsley. Mix in dressing last, reserving 1/2 cup. Let sit overnight in fridge. Stir before serving. Add extra dressing if pasta appears dry.

Info | Traditional Italian Pasta Types

prep: 30 mins cook: 10 mins additional: 8 hrs total: 8 hrs 40 mins Servings: 20 Yield: 20 servings

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