Italian Pasta Salad

Italian Pasta Salad

Jess Storey

• one and one-half boxes of spiral pasta (1 box of veggie colored ones and 1/2 a box of whole wheat ones) for a total of about 18 oz.
• one-fourth each of red, yellow and orange fresh peppers, diced
• one-half red onion, diced
• one-half cucumber, diced
• 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 Tablespoon fresh basil chopped
• 3 Tablespoon basil pesto in olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
• one-half cup cherry tomatoes

Cook the pasta until tender. Drain and cool. Mix all ingredients together and add one 6 oz bottle of Italian dressing. Toss until mixed well. Sprinkle with fresh grated parmesan cheese