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California Spaghetti Salad (Easy Pasta Salad Recipe)

Fresh pasta salad with angel hair, cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, and peppers in Italian dressing. Perfect Easter side dish.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Servings: 8
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz. angel hair pasta cooked and cooled
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 zucchini diced
  • 1 cucumber diced
  • 10 oz. bag frozen peppers & onions or 1 bell pepper + ½ onion, diced
  • 16 oz. Italian dressing
  • ¼ c. Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 t. salt
  • 1 t. black pepper

Method
 

  1. Cook angel hair pasta according to package directions. Drain, rinse with cold water, and let cool completely.
  2. In a large serving bowl, whisk together Italian dressing, salt, pepper, and Parmesan cheese.
  3. Add cooled pasta, halved cherry tomatoes, diced zucchini, diced cucumber, and peppers & onions.
  4. Toss everything together until well coated with dressing.
  5. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving (or up to overnight for best flavor).