Spaghetti Salad Recipe
A rich tasting spaghetti salad recipe effortless to make and a great meal in minutes. Five ingredients are all you need to make this tasty and quick pasta salad. It brings together seasoned tomatoes, sweet peppers, flavorful cheese and a spicy dressing to create a spaghetti salad that everyone will enjoy.
There are simple ingredient exchanges and additions that will give you ideas to turn this spaghetti recipe into something special each time you make it.
See the quick menu planner below to create meals in minutes with this delicious pasta salad.
4 servings
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5 Ingredients Needed:
thin spaghetti – 1 pound package
Italian-style stewed tomatoes – 1 (14.5 oz) can
(drained and chopped coarsely)
feta cheese – 1/2 cup crumbled
green pepper – one large pepper diced
all natural bottled Italian dressing (your favorite store bought brand)
(enough to dress salad to desired moistness)
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1. Prepare spaghetti according to package directions, drain and put in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add the tomatoes, cheese and green pepper to the mixing bowl.
3. Add the dressing to the bowl about a 1/4 cup at a time and mix through the pasta salad after each addition until desired moistness is achieved.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
Light Meal Ideas:
** Serve the spaghetti salad recipe with garlic flavored breadsticks and a
simple side salad.
Quick Tip: An easy and attractive way to serve long pasta noodles (ex: spaghetti, fettuccini, linguine, etc), is to lift a portion size of the noodles out of the mixing bowl with metal tongs. As you serve it into individual bowls, slowly lower the noodles into the bowl and twist the metal tongs as you lower forming a spiral of noodles in the bowl. A grating of fresh cheese over the spiral of noodles looks very nice and appealing.
** Serve this easy pasta salad along with grilled vegetables.
Main Meal Ideas:
** Serve spaghetti salad along with broiled steak or hamburgers and
a light fruit salad.
** Serve this quick salad recipe with stir fried chicken, broccoli and water chestnuts and warm garlic bread.
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The ingredient exchanges and additions suggested below will give even greater variety and flavor to this quick and easy spaghetti salad recipe.
Ingredient Exchanges:
* Instead of Feta Cheese: try Parmesan, Romano, or Blue Cheese
* Instead of Green Pepper: try Red Peppers, Marinated Artichoke Hearts, or Marinated Mushrooms
* Instead of Italian Dressing: try a Creamy Italian, Olive Oil Vinaigrette or a Smoky Tomato Dressing
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These quick additions can pump up the flavor in this spaghetti salad recipe in no time. Give them all a try and enjoy.
** Anchovy Fillets: add a few chopped up slices.
** Fresh Basil Leaves: add 1/4 cup cut into thin strips.
** Fresh Minced Garlic: 1/2 tsp or more (whatever you desire)
** Prosciutto: 2 oz diced
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