Easy Pizza Pasta Salad Recipe

This Easy Pizza Pasta Salad is perfect to make up any time of year, either as a side for dinner or as a potluck dish. I know this is one of the best times of the year with the holidays here but holy cow does that mean that life is just busy! Right now, the kids have soccer, an after-school club, before school study sessions, dr appointments, and soccer practice. There are days the kids leave at 8 in the morning and most times aren’t home until 8 o’clock at night. This means dinner is rushed and can be crazy. One thing that is important is making sure that we have dinner every night and we eat together all as often as possible.  This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, INC. and The Coca-Cola Company, all opinions are mine alone. #KrogerPizzaDeal #CollectiveBias   (I have included affiliate links to products I love. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

One of my family’s favorites for dinner is pizza!  I know right, not a surprise since it’s a quick and easy dinner to make up. I had a night where I would actually be home at six, it was a total shocker!!  I always try to serve up a side item with pizza so it’s not just pizza for dinner, so what better side dish than Easy Pizza Pasta Salad.

Easy Pizza Pasta Salad Recipe Ingredients:

• 1 lb of Rotini Pasta
• 1 4 oz package mini pepperonis
• 1 2.5 oz package of real bacon bits
• 1 cup of Italian dressing
• 1 cup of Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
• Chopped green pepper
• Quartered cherry tomato
• Chopped purple onion
• Basil
• Italian seasoning

Olive Garden Italian Dressing 2/24 Ounce BottlesBarilla Pasta, Rotini, 16 OunceMcCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, 6.25 oz

Easy Pizza Pasta Salad Recipe Directions:

Start a pot of water to boil and cook your pasta up

Strain your pasta and allow it to cool, I put mine in a bowl in the freezer to cool faster.  I strain my pasta in an over the sink strainer so I can rinse it with cold water if I don’t’ have time to chill it in the freezer.

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Start to chop up your veggies, you could also add more veggies if you want my family is just picky about veggies

Once your pasta is cooled in a large bowl start to dump everything in a large bowl and mix well. Now I combined the potatoes and the dressing together this up in a Tupperware Mega Bowl.  My mom got this for me and it has been amazing at mixing everything!! It’s called THATSA® MEGA BOWL and we have used it for everything.  You can head over -> here to shop, I earn nothing from this it’s just a rep I love that we got the bowl from. I also found them on Amazon as well -> here!!

A lot of this can be to taste and changed up however your family will like it

Refrigerate and serve cold

Now I know a lot of people will never understand my tie to Coca-Cola. Now not only is the taste of their products amazing, but it is also one thing that makes the holidays and family get-togethers special. My mom lost her dad when she was 5 to cancer and the one thing I have that were his Coca-Cola glasses.

He worked for Coca-Cola and my grandmother saved the glasses he had received from Coca-Cola. My mom passed them down to me after I was in my own house and I love them! There is something nostalgic about drinking from them knowing they had belonged to him, kinda like a connection to someone you have never meet. My kids know they belonged to him as well so it always brings up some great conversation about life and family during these nights together.

What do you serve with your pizza??

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Easy Pizza Pasta Salad

This Easy Pizza Pasta Salad is perfect to make to pair up with any dinner! Plus it is the perfect pot luck or tailgating appetizer to make up.  

Course Side Dish, Side Items

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 16

Ingredients

• Easy Pizza Pasta Salad Ingredients:
• 1 lb of Rotini Pasta 
• 1 4 oz package mini pepperonis
• 1 2.5 oz package of real bacon bits
• 1 cup of Italian dressing
• 1 cup of Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
• Chopped green pepper
• Quartered cherry tomato 
• Chopped purple onion
• Basil
• Italian seasoning

Instructions

1. Start a pot of water to boil and cook your pasta up
2. Strain your pasta and allow it to cool, I put mine in a bowl in the freezer to cool faster
3. Start to chop up your veggies, you could also add more veggies if you want my family is just picky about veggies
4. Once your pasta is cooled in a large bowl start to dump everything in a large bowl and mix well
5. A lot of this can be to taste and changed up however your family will like it
6. Refrigerate and serve cold