Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, mike's springtime pasta salad. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have mike's springtime pasta salad using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad:

1. Get Pasta Salad
2. Take 16 oz Bottles Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing [or your choice - well shaken]
3. Take 12 oz Multi Colored Pasta [+ water + oil + salt]
4. Take 2.25 lb Vegetable Melody [your choice - see photo]
5. Take 4 oz Feta Cheese
6. Make ready Shredded Parmesan Cheese
7. Take Black Olives [drained-halved]
8. Get Artichokes [in water-drained-chopped]
9. Take Tomatoes [chopped]
10. Take Each: Granulated Garlic - Fresh Ground Black Pepper - Sea Salt - Red Pepper Flakes
11. Prepare Options:
12. Get Purple Onions
13. Prepare Green Onions
14. Make ready White Onions
15. Make ready Celery [with leaves]
16. Take Sun Dried Tomatoes
17. Get Fresh Parsley
18. Make ready Fresh Basil

Steps to make Mike's Springtime Pasta Salad:

1. Primary items needed.
2. Boil 6" pasta water. Add a splash of oil and 1 tablespoon salt. Add pasta. Bring water back to a boil and boil pasta for 10 minutes with a tight fitting lid. Or, as per manufactures directions.
3. Drain pasta well and immediately place it in a large bowl. Add 1 bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing, [use your preference] mix and place a tight fitting lid on it. This step will ensure the Italian oils and seasonings seep deep into your pasta.
4. ° Put your vegetables and cheeses in another large bowl making sure everything is bite size. ° Look around in your pantry or fridges crisper for any additional vegetables you may want to use in your salad. I found purple, white and green onions, celery, sun dried tomatoes, fresh basil and parsley and employed them all.
5. After your pasta has fully steamed and cooled - add your vegetable and cheese mixture and gently fold in to your wet pasta bowl. Add your additional bottle of Zesty Italian - as needed. I usually use about 1 1/2 bottles total.
6. Chill in the fridge for a few hours for best results. This dish is even better the following day.
7. Enjoy!

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