Italian Pizza Pasta Salad

Absolutely delicious!! The only change I made was to add some cherry tomatoes. Only two of us but we’ll be eating this a few times this week. Definitely a keeper. Dressing is 👌

Another winner from Budget Bytes! My husband is a huge fan of pizza (think 3-4 times a week). Me? Not so much, but this recipe makes us both happy. I made half the recipe but made the full amount of dressing. The pasta really soaks up the dressing (which is delicicious, by the way) up so kept adding a little bit as it was refrigerated. I also added marinated mushrooms and diced green pepper, left out the banana rings. (not a fan) and really piled on the other ingredients. Refrigerated over night to let the flavors blend and a new favorite was born. Thank you!

Perfect summer salad!

Made this as a meal prep for the week it was wonderful.

Yum! Didn't do green peppers or banana peppers because I didn't have any. Could really use grape tomatoes to round out the whole pizza vibe. I feel like it could've used more toppings (though I did skip two of the recommended ingredients). Maybe throw in some spinach to healthy it up a bit. Overall, it was tasty enough that I'm tempted to sneak little bits the next day, so a definite winner!=

Made this today but set it up like a salad bar. I made the pasta and added some basics: House Italian dressing (store bought because I had it already), Italian seasoning, tomatoes, pepperoni, black and green olives, mushrooms, mozzarella and mixed. Then I set out additional toppings; ham, Parmesan cheese, onions, banana peppers, green peppers, red onions, cucumbers, ground chicken with Italian seasoning, salami, bacon, fresh basil and spinach.  Everyone was able to add the toppings they liked. It worked out perfect and everyone loved it. 

oh, my, does this ever hit the spot. we're camping a lot this summer: a sturdy pasta salad is just the bees' knees.
thanks for yet another winner.
-CSB

It was good! However, came out bland. Not sure why because I used less oil, added some sugar to the sauce to balance out the harshness but the next day it just tasted bland. I did add more garlic and other items.. Maybe I will double the mustard and vinegar next time? I am not one for salt because I'm pregnant and the olives and peppers had enough I think.

Hi -

I made this recipe for a get together with my sisters (so a total of 4 people) and cut the recipe in half. I weighed the pasta and measured all the other ingredients very carefully. And ended up with an enormous bowl of pasta salad. -- probably enough for 8 one-cup servings. I should have realized this, because I normally only use 1 oz of pasta per serving.

Excellent recipe, but disappointed that it did not make the quantity as stated.

Delicious! Left out the onion only because onion seems to dominate all flavors, especially with leftovers. 

So I made this last night using quite a few tips listed within the post and comments. Added marinated - art hearts/roasted red peppers, red pepper flakes, chiffonade spinach, penne instead of rotini (on hand) and a few handfuls of chopped fresh herbs from the garden - Italian parsley/oregano/basil. HUGE HIT! My only issue was how OILY it turned out. We decided it was NOT the recipe b/c the dressing ratio to the dish was quite low. It was my addition of the marinated art hearts/roasted red peppers. I drained them but did not think to rinse them thoroughly. The family voted this is a keeper and to just rinse those two items like crazy before adding.
Thank you!

Quick question...is Italian seasoning like Italian herbs?

Delicious! The only changes I made was that I added some red pepper flakes. Yummy lunch for this week :)

Yummy Yummy so delicious look.