Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Spring Veggie Pasta Delight

I just love recipes with the word 'delight' in the title - it's so delightful...hardee har har.  This past weekend spring finally sprung - warm sunshine...sweet spring smells in the air...semi-annual man-rite of spring on the agenda.  Yes, it's new grill shopping season.  Hubs has been eyeing up the grills for the past month - comparing and contrasting models and features.  And finally, this weekend the time had come.  A new, shining, stainless steel behemoth sits proudly on the deck.  To christen the new grill we fired 'er up for hot dogs and bratwursts.  Yep, we're classy ;)  Since man woman cannot live on processed meat alone, I cooked up this tasty veggie pasta as a side dish. 


Simple Spring Veggie Pasta

1 pound rotini pasta
1 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 red onion, finely diced
1 roma tomato, diced
1 bottle of your favorite Italian dressin
1 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 - Boil your pasta according to the directions - in the final 2 minutes of boiling, add the red bell pepper to the pot (in addition to mellowing the pepper a bit, throwing it in with the pasta will delicately flavor the pasta too)
2 - Drain pasta & peppers
3 - Add drained pasta, peppers & onion to serving bowl
4 - Add 1/2 bottle Italian dressing and 1/2 cup of grated cheese
5 - Stir well to combine (the cheese will melt deliciously into the hot pasta)
6 - Add the tomatoes and another 1/4 cup or so of Italian dressing and give it another stir
7 - Serve warm (my favorite) or chill in refrigerator until ready to serve (hubs favorite)
8 - Add additional dressing (to taste) & final 1/2 cup grated cheese right before serving


On a side-note, woman can live on pasta alone :)

13 comments:

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MNUKGIRL said...

Yum....it's 12am here in England. I should be sleeping, but I think I might have to go and whip up a batch of this pasta! YUM!! Great blog! Looking forward to stopping back often! Hope you stop by and visit! :) Jo @ www.mnukgirl.blogspot.com (aka)...and Bob's your uncle. Stopping by from Happy Mommy of Two's Stylish Blogger Award! :)

Brandy J. said...

MMMM...looks so good! Thanks for sharing.

Sarah said...

I was just looking for a pasta salad recipe!! Thanks!

Lindsey said...

That looks really tasty and refreshing! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

BakingMama said...

yum! Looks delish!

Patti @ Pandoras Box said...

I'm so anxious for warm weather to have more salads...we still have snow on the ground here!! Stop by Pandora's Box for a chance to win some vintage linens

Unknown said...

I am seriously drooling over this pasta salad. I {LOVE} pasta and Spring. They just go together so well! Thanks for sharing and p.s. I love your blog and I'm your newest follower. :)

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Anonymous said...

I am living this pasta. It reminds me of a picnic...so perfect for spring! If you get a sec, pop on over to my Foodie Friday party and link up!
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Tiffany said...

Oh my... think I'll go make this tonight! Thanks!

Lisa said...

Pasta salad is one of my favorite spring & summer foods. Something about it just makes me so excited for warm weather. YUM!

Unknown said...

This look delish! I love the addition of the red pepper at the end of the pasta cooking. I wouldn't have thought of that!

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