Name: Groovy 'Who Brought That' Pasta Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Tri-color rotini pasta - 1 pound; Water, divided - ½ cup; Red food coloring - 5 drops; Green food coloring - 5 drops; Blue food coloring - 5 drops; Yellow food coloring - 5 drops; White sugar - 1 cup; Cider vinegar - ¾ cup; Vegetable oil - ½ cup; Dried parsley flakes, or to taste - 3 tablespoons; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Garlic powder - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Onion, grated - 1 small; Green bell pepper, diced - ½; Carrots, grated - 4

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Ingredients for - Groovy 'Who Brought That' Pasta Salad

1. Tri-color rotini pasta - 1 pound

2. Water, divided - ½ cup

3. Red food coloring - 5 drops

4. Green food coloring - 5 drops

5. Blue food coloring - 5 drops

6. Yellow food coloring - 5 drops

7. White sugar - 1 cup

8. Cider vinegar - ¾ cup

9. Vegetable oil - ½ cup

10. Dried parsley flakes, or to taste - 3 tablespoons

11. Salt - 1 teaspoon

12. Garlic powder - 1 teaspoon

13. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon

14. Onion, grated - 1 small

15. Green bell pepper, diced - ½

16. Carrots, grated - 4

How to cook deliciously - Groovy 'Who Brought That' Pasta Salad

1. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water.

2. Stage

Put 2 tablespoons water in each of 4 resealable plastic bags; add red food coloring to a bag. Add green food coloring to second bag. Add blue food coloring to third bag. Add yellow food coloring to fourth bag.

3. Stage

Divide rotini among the four bags; squeeze bag to evenly color rotini. Set aside to allow color to saturate, about 10 minutes. Transfer pasta to a large bowl.

4. Stage

Whisk sugar, vinegar, oil, parsley, salt, garlic powder, and pepper together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved into dressing.

5. Stage

Mix onion, green bell pepper, and carrots into pasta. Drizzle dressing over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 2 hours.