Name: Home Town Drive-In Pasta Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Tri-color rotini pasta - 1 (12 ounce) package; White sugar - ¼ cup; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Hot water - 2 tablespoons; White vinegar - ¼ cup; Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons; Dried oregano - 1 tablespoon; Tomato, diced - 1 large; Red bell pepper, diced - 1; Finely diced sweet onion - ¼ cup; Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese - 1 (8 ounce) package; Ground black pepper to taste (Optional) - 1 pinch

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15 min.

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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.