Main dishes

Easy Italian Pasta Salad

photo by:kraft

How easy is this Italian pasta salad? 5-ingredient easy. 15-minutes easy. Easy to enjoy too—what with the pasta, tomatoes, basil and cheese!

time

prep:

15 min

total:

15 min

servings

total:

8 servings, 1 cup each

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What You Need

1/2

lb. penne pasta, cooked, drained

medium tomatoes, chopped

cup KRAFT Natural Italian* Cheese Crumbles

1/2

cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing

1/4

cup chopped fresh basil

1/4

tsp. ground black pepper

Make It

COMBINE all ingredients.

SERVE immediately. Or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

* Made with quality cheeses crafted in the USA.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

For added flavor, add 1 sliced red onion.

Variation

To serve hot, mix all ingredients as directed in large microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 to 4 min. or until heated through, stirring after each minute.

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pam.erickson

posted:2/7/2013

I make it often; it's a great side dish for a pot luck.

gym145jen

posted:9/22/2009

OUTSTANDING recipe, I used 2 tomatoes instead of 3 like the reviews recommended and it turned out wonderfully. Do not salt this, as the Italian dressing gives it enough kick. Wonderful recipe, I ate it warm and it was great. Cold was very good as well. I will DEFINITELY be making this again!

Rosiecheex

posted:6/29/2009

I loved this pasta salad, it is so flavorful. It tastes great warmed too, my whole family loved it.

celly58

posted:3/5/2009

made it for a gathering and the guest really loved it, fast and simple.

foodie_jen36

posted:2/27/2009

i made this a couple of weeks ago and this was very yummy. it was filling and a good dinner substitute to take to work with me. i love red onion in anything lol. i used the curly q whole wheat pasta and fresh herbs and a lite dressing. this is a keeper for me!

a cook

posted:1/26/2009

Substituted a can of petite diced tomatoes for fresh tomatoes and used kraft fat free shredded mozzarella in place of cheese crumbles since I can't find that product in my local grocery stores. Also served warm.

vguz06

posted:9/8/2008

Very good... I will definetly be making it again.

kelstad

posted:2/6/2008

This was an awesome dish. Used FF Zesty italian. Even my kids asked for seconds!

purplepietina

posted:1/21/2008

Very Good! Easy!

a cook

posted:1/3/2008

Delicious! Loved this warm. I'm sure it's good cold, too. Didn't have cheese crumbles so I used shredded mozzarella. YUM! Next time I might add some garlic.