Home Town Drive-In Pasta Salad
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Home Town Drive-In Pasta Salad

1. Tri-color rotini pasta - 1 (12 ounce) package
2. White sugar - ¼ cup
3. Salt - 1 teaspoon
4. Hot water - 2 tablespoons
5. White vinegar - ¼ cup
6. Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
7. Dried oregano - 1 tablespoon
8. Tomato, diced - 1 large
9. Red bell pepper, diced - 1
10. Finely diced sweet onion - ¼ cup
11. Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese - 1 (8 ounce) package
12. Ground black pepper to taste (Optional) - 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Home Town Drive-In Pasta Salad

1. Stage

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

2. Stage

Whisk sugar, salt, and hot water in a large salad bowl until sugar has dissolved. Stir vinegar, vegetable oil, and oregano into sugar mixture to make a dressing. Mix tomato, red bell pepper, and onion in the dressing. Gently fold rotini into dressing and vegetables, mix in Cheddar cheese, and season with black pepper.