Olive Garden Pasta Salad Recipe

Name: Olive Garden Pasta Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 8 oz. tri-color rotini; 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese; 1/4 cup Thinly sliced red onion; 2 sliced roma tomatoes; 4 whole pepperoncini peppers; 1 1/2 cups Olive Garden Italian Dressing; 3 cups chopped romaine lettuce

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Chill Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings
8 servings
Calories
246 kcal
Course
Side Dish, Salad
Cuisine
Italian, American

Olive Garden Pasta Salad Recipe

Mina Davis

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Olive Garden Pasta Salad has all the Italian flavors of the famous Olive garden salad, but in pasta salad form.

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Ingredients

Servings

8 oz. tri-color rotini or any bite-size pasta
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup Thinly sliced red onion
2 sliced roma tomatoes
4 whole pepperoncini peppers
1 1/2 cups Olive Garden Italian Dressing
3 cups chopped romaine lettuce

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Instructions

Cook the pasta according to its package directions. Drain the pasta and rinse it under cold water until the pasta is cool.
Transfer the pasta to a large mixing bowl. Add the parmesan cheese, red onion, tomatoes, and pepperoncini.
Add the salad dressing. Mix well.
Top the pasta salad with the chopped lettuce.* Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
Once the pasta salad has chilled, stir well to coat the lettuce in dressing.

Notes

*Don't mix the lettuce into the pasta salad at this point to retain its crunch.
You could also add 1/2 cup of large pitted black olives to be more authentic to the original Olive Garden salad. We don't like them, so I leave those out.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1/8th of the recipe Calories 246kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 29g (10%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 0.03g Cholesterol 5mg (2%) Sodium 552mg (23%) Potassium 212mg (6%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 1751IU (35%) Vitamin C 8mg (9%) Calcium 76mg (8%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 246 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1/8th of the recipe
Calories	246kcal	12%
Carbohydrates	29g	10%
Protein	6g	12%
Fat	12g	18%
Saturated Fat	2g	10%
Polyunsaturated Fat	5g	29%
Monounsaturated Fat	3g	15%
Trans Fat	0.03g	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	2%
Sodium	552mg	23%
Potassium	212mg	5%
Fiber	2g	8%
Sugar	6g	12%
Vitamin A	1751IU	35%
Vitamin C	8mg	9%
Calcium	76mg	8%
Iron	1mg	6%