Welcome to another great week of menu planning! We celebrated my oldest son, Andrew’s, graduation yesterday, and one of the dishes I served was this Deli-Style Pasta Salad. Even though it’s a Pasta Salad, it’s actually hearty enough to serve as a meal…great on those hot summer nights!

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Deli-Style Pasta Salad

A quick and easy Deli-Style Pasta Salad from HoosierHomemade.com.

Ingredients

1 box of tri-colored rotini pasta
1/2 box small shells or other pasta you like
1 small head of broccoli, cut into small pieces
2 tomatoes
1/2 large green pepper, chopped small
8-10 mushrooms, sliced thinly
1/2 block chunk Mild Cheddar Cheese, cut into bite size pieces
1/2 block chunk Colby/Monterey blend, cut into bite size pieces
25-30 pieces of pepperoni, cut into quarters
4 slices of deli ham, cut into bite size pieces
3 stalks of celery, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
2 bottles Italian dressing (I didn’t use all of the second bottle)

Instructions

Cook pasta according to directions on the box.
Drain and rinse in cold water.
Chop all meat and veggies, place in large bowl.
Combine with pasta.
Add dressing, and chill overnight.
Add more dressing if pasta gets dry.

Here is what we will be eating the rest of the week…

Monday ~ Graduation Party Leftovers

Tuesday ~ Sandwiches & Deli-Style Pasta Salad

Wednesday ~ Strawberry & Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast, Fruit Smoothies

Thursday ~ Crockpot Chicken, Mashed Potato Casserole

Friday ~ Quesadillas, Cheesy Chili Dip

Saturday ~ Homemade Pizza and Slushies

Sunday ~ Honey Lime Grilled Chicken, Seasoned Rice

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16 Comments

Love the menu for the week. You’ve inspired me with some yummy ideas!! Thanks a bunch!

I like your pasta salad. It’s very colorful. And I bet it’s tasty too.

What contains the Italian dressing? Can I replace it with something else? Maybe a home made dressing?

This was such a delicious summer salad. I made some changes since my daughter and I are vegetarians and my oldest hates cheese. Just left out the meat and cheese and added an English cuke by hollowing out the center with the seeds and slicing in small pieces. It was completely gone in 2 days.