Steps to Make Tasty Mike's Chilled Artichoke Feta Pasta Salad

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Mike's Chilled Artichoke Feta Pasta Salad Recipe. Artichoke and Feta Pasta Salad is going to be your new favorite! Bow tie pasta loaded with artichoke hearts, feta cheese, crunchy bell pepper, red onion, tomatoes and black olives all tossed in a delicious Greek vinaigrette!

You can have Mike's Chilled Artichoke Feta Pasta Salad using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mike's Chilled Artichoke Feta Pasta Salad

1. Prepare 1 (12 oz) of Box Multi Colored Rotini Pasta [+ water - salt & splash olive oil].
2. Take 2 Boxes of ATHENOS Feta Cheese [× extra for garnish].
3. You need 1/3 Cup of Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese [+ extra for garnish].
4. Prepare 1 (33 oz) of Jar Artichoke Hearts [in water - fully drained - halved].
5. Take 1 Can of Large Black Olives [fully drained - halved].
6. Prepare 1 of Extra Large Cucumber [diced].
7. Make ready 1/2 of Green Bell Pepper [diced - use multi color bells if you have them].
8. It’s 1/2 Cup of Fresh Green Onions [chopped + reserves for garnish].
9. You need 2 tbsp of Sun Dried Tomatoes [in oil - chopped].
10. Take 1 tbsp of Dried Italian Seasonings.
11. You need 1 of Small Purple Onion [diced].
12. You need 1/3 Cup of Fresh Parsley Leaves.
13. Make ready 1 (24 oz) of Bottle Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing [well shaken].

Pomjesati kuhanu tjesteninu sa spinatom,aricokama,cherry rajcicama,maslinama i feta sirom.Salatu preliti Volim artichoke ali ih retko pravim, kad pravim obično pravim dip.sviđaju mi se svi brzinski recepti, gde ne moram da provedem nekoliko sarti u kuhinji.Chickpeas, artichokes, and feta cheese combine to create this recipe for a light and refreshing salad.All Reviews for Chickpea, Artichoke, and Feta Salad.

Mike's Chilled Artichoke Feta Pasta Salad step by step

1. Fully drain your artichoke hearts and black olives. Slice all in half..
2. Chop your chilled vegetables. Mix well..
3. Gently fold in your cheeses..
4. Chop your Sun Dried Tomatoes..
5. Gently toss mixture well. Refrigerate this mixture until your pasta has cooled..
6. Bring a 6-8 quart pot to a steady boil. Add a few dashes salt and a dash of olive oil.

Add your muli-colored Rotini Pasta. Stir well and regularly.

Boil as per manufacturers directions. Usually about 10 minutes..

1. Drain pasta and return to pot..
2. Add half of your Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing, a few pinches fresh ground black pepper. Stir well. Allow pasta to cool naturally. Stir occasionally as it cools..
3. Authors Note:

For the biggest flavor and lowest price - I've found that Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing is one of the best bets out there. But, feel free to use your favorite brand..

1. Once pasta has cooled, pile on your vegetable/cheese mixture and pour your remaining 1/2 bottle dressing over it..
2. Gently fold everything together with bottom to upward strokes.

Refrigerate salad for several hours. Know that with the longer the marry time - the better tasting she'll be. Mix her up occasionally and add additional dressing as the days go by..

1. This chilly springtime salad also makes for great workplace, on the go, or, school lunches..
2. Authors Tip:

Before serving - give your salad a quick stir each time from the bottom up. This step is meant to pull any settled dressing up from the bottom for fullest flavor. Add more Italian seasoning as needed to refresh your salad in the coming days.

Garnish with Feta Cheese, Parmesan Cheese and green cjives.

Enjoy!.

We came up with this during a time when we were broke, so we just combined what we had to make a meal.Great for summer entertaining, this Artichoke, Feta and Roasted Pepper Couscous Salad is best served at room temperature.It's beautiful, it's different, it's substantial (and if you have vegetarians at the table, it absolutely counts as a main course pasta salad; couscous is a pasta not a grain, did you.

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.Drain and rinse with cold running water until cool.Place chickpeas, artichoke hearts, red peppers, olives, feta, scallions, and parsley into a salad bowl and toss lightly.In another small bowl, mix together vinegar, mint, z'atar (if Add dressing to salad and stir well.Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight (best), to blend flavors.