Graduation Pasta Salad Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Graduation Pasta Salad Recipe). We served this at our twin daughters' graduation open house. Since that time, it is our most requested pasta salad. My daughters will make batches of this to take back to college to share with their friends. Scale back the salt and MSG if it suits your tastes or needs, but in this recipe the amounts listed blend in very nicely.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 13 mins

Additional: 9hrs

Total: 9hrs33 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Graduation Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta

3 ½ tablespoons lemon juice

2 ½ tablespoons canola oil

¾ cup mayonnaise

2 ½ tablespoons seasoned salt (such as LAWRY'S®)

1 ¼ teaspoons flavor enhancer (such as Accent®)

2 cucumbers

seeded and diced

2 tomatoes

seeded and diced

1 (5 ounce) jar sliced pimento-stuffed green olives

1 (3 ounce) can chopped black olives

¼ cup chopped green bell pepper

¼ cup chopped green onions

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse; transfer to a large bowl.

Step 2

Whisk lemon juice and canola oil together in a small bowl. Stir in mayonnaise seasoned salt and flavor enhancer. Pour over pasta and toss to coat.

Step 3

Refrigerate pasta mixture tossing occasionally until flavors combine 8 hours to overnight.

Step 4

Bring pasta mixture to room temperature about 1 hour. Stir in cucumbers tomatoes green olives black olives green bell pepper and green onions; toss to distribute evenly.

Nutritional Information

Graduation Pasta Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 452.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 8.9g 18%

Carbohydrates: 50g 16%

Dietary Fiber: 3.4g 14%

Sugars: 4.3g

Fat: 24.9g 38%

Saturated Fat: 3.4g 17%

Cholesterol: 7.8mg 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 869.7IU 17%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.4mg 49%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 19%

Vitamin C: 16.5mg 28%

Folate: 150.3mcg 38%

Calcium: 67.9mg 7%

Iron: 3mg 17%

Magnesium: 50.7mg 18%

Potassium: 377.2mg 11%

Sodium: 1539mg 62%

Calories From Fat: 224.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.