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Multi-colored rotini pasta salad with mozzarella cubes, halved cherry tomatoes, diced red and green bell peppers, and sliced black olives.

Colorful Rotini Pasta Salad with Mozzarella and Olives

Rotini pasta and Italian dressing make this pasta salad for a crowd. Serves 100 with mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, and black olives.
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Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Chill Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 100 servings
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Calories: 160
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 lb multi-colored rotini pasta
  • 64 fl oz Italian dressing
  • 2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 32 oz mozzarella cheese cut into small cubes
  • 40 oz cherry tomatoes halved
  • 3 green bell peppers
  • 3 red bell peppers
  • 36 oz sliced black olives drained

Method
 

  1. Prepare half of the pasta by cooking, then draining and briefly rinsing under cold water.
  2. Transfer half of the cooked pasta into a very large bowl.
  3. Drizzle the Italian dressing over the pasta, season with salt and pepper, and mix thoroughly with a long-handled spoon.
  4. Incorporate the remaining ingredients and stir until well combined.
  5. Divide the mixture among 2 or more large foil pans. Cover with foil or plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until serving time.