Easy Vegan Pasta Salad

Roma tomatoes, red onion, red bell pepper, english cucumber, spaghetti and 1 more.

Recipe Summary Easy Vegan Pasta Salad

This is seriously the best pasta salad ever. It makes an easy meal for vegans or vegetarians, or you can serve it as a side for a meat dish. Bring it to a party or BBQ and it will steal the show! And it's adaptable--use whatever you have in your fridge! Best when refrigerated and served cold.

Ingredients | Italian Dressing Spaghetti Pasta Salad

1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta

1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian-style salad dressing

1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

2 tomatoes, diced

1 large cucumber, diced

1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives

Directions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and rinse pasta with cold water. Transfer to a large bowl.

Add kidney beans, tomatoes, cucumber, and olives to the cold pasta; mix to combine. Pour salad dressing over mixture, and gently stir until incorporated.

You can use any shape of short pasta for this salad--farfalle, shells, and rotini are all good options.

Looking for an extra flavor blast? Add Italian seasonings, salt, pepper, onions, and--if you're not vegan--Parmesan cheese to the mixture.

Info | Italian Dressing Spaghetti Pasta Salad

prep: 10 mins cook: 20 mins total: 30 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 6 servings

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