Easy Pasta Salad is a tasty cold side dish recipe loaded with chopped vegetables and tossed in Zesty Italian dressing. This gluten free pasta salad is a quick and easy recipe that even those that can consume gluten will enjoy!

If you are looking for an easy flavourful salad that is loaded with colour and vegetables Easy Pasta Salad is the perfect choice for your summer gathering!

We paired our gluten free pasta salad with Grilled Venison Loin Chops.  The link for the loin chop recipe can be found near the bottom of the page.

Easy Pasta Salad is the perfect summer side dish for pot lucks and barbecues. 

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

The first thing I did to prepare Easy Pasta Salad was to prepare Catelli Gluten Free Fusilli noodles according to the package directions.

While the noodles were cooking I chopped up some grape tomatoes, cucumber, onions, red pepper and grated a carrot.

Once the pasta was cooked I drained it and rinsed it with cold water.  I shook it to remove excess moisture.

When the gluten free pasta was drained I dumped it into a large mixing bowl.

Then I scraped all the cut up vegetables into the mixing bowl on top of the noodles.

Next I poured a whole bottle (475 ml) of Kraft Zesty Italian salad dressing on top of the vegetables in the bowl.

I used a large spoon to stir the ingredients until they were all well coated with the salad dressing.

Then I seasoned the salad with some salt and pepper.  People can season their own to taste after it is served.  I stirred again to combine.

Easy Pasta Salad is the perfect complement to any gathering.  This gluten free pasta salad will satisfy the taste buds of all your guests whether or not they need to avoid gluten.

Enjoy Easy Pasta Salad with any grilled meat to add a burst of flavour and colour to your plate!

Here is the Grilled Venison Recipe…

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make this Easy Pasta Salad:

• 4 cups Catelli Gluten Free Fusilli Pasta (I used one box)
• 10 oz grape tomatoes sliced
• 2 cups cucumber cut up
• 1 carrot grated
• 3 green onions sliced
• 1/2 red pepper diced
• 475 ml Zesty Italian salad dressing (1 bottle Kraft)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

How to Make Easy Pasta Salad:

1. Cook the fusilli noodles according to the directions on the package.
2. While the noodles are cooking chop the tomatoes, cucumber, onions, red pepper and grate the carrot.
3. Drain the noodles and rinse them with cold water to cool them down. Shake noodles to drain excess liquid.
4. Dump the noodles into a large mixing bowl.
5. Scrape the cut up vegetables into the bowl on top of the noodles.
6. Add the Zesty Italian salad dressing to the bowl.
7. Stir until all of the noodles and vegetables are coated in dressing.
8. Add the salt and pepper to the bowl and stir to combine.
9. Serve and enjoy!