Ellen's Muffaletta Pasta Salad Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Ellen's Muffaletta Pasta Salad Recipe). This salad has everything in the filling of a muffaletta sandwich but in pasta salad form! It is a great salad to take on a picnic and it has a nice variation of tastes on the tongue in each bite! It is one of our summer picnic staples!

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr40 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 cups

Ellen's Muffaletta Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package rotini pasta

2 carrots

peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 cup chopped pepperoncini

½ pound Genoa salami

cut into 1/2-inch cubes

½ pound Cheddar cheese

cut into 1/2-inch cubes

⅓ pound provolone cheese

cut into 1/2-inch cubes

½ sweet onion

cut into 1/2-inch pieces

½ cup 1/2-inch pieces pitted green olives

½ cup 1/2-inch pieces Kalamata olives

½ cup 1/2-inch pieces pepperoni

½ cup 1/2-inch pieces celery

½ cup chopped green bell pepper

½ cup chopped red bell pepper

½ (6 ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts

drained and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing

or more to taste

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the rotini in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse pasta with cold water until chilled; drain.

Step 2

Mix carrots pepperoncini Genoa salami Cheddar cheese provolone cheese sweet onion green olives Kalamata olives pepperoni celery green bell pepper red bell pepper and artichoke hearts together in a large mixing bowl. Pour Italian-style salad dressing over the salad and toss to coat; add pasta and stir.

Step 3

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Stir salad and add more Italian-style dressing as needed if you find the salad too dry.

Nutritional Information

Ellen's Muffaletta Pasta Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 720.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 29.9g 60%

Carbohydrates: 53.2g 17%

Dietary Fiber: 3.7g 15%

Sugars: 6.1g

Fat: 43.2g 67%

Saturated Fat: 16.6g 83%

Cholesterol: 86.7mg 29%

Vitamin A Iu: 3950.9IU 79%

Niacin Equivalents: 11.1mg 85%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 23%

Vitamin C: 24mg 40%

Folate: 155.5mcg 39%

Calcium: 405.9mg 41%

Iron: 3.9mg 22%

Magnesium: 62mg 22%

Potassium: 460.8mg 13%

Sodium: 2597.4mg 104%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 27%

Calories From Fat: 388.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.