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•1 pound tri-color macaroni •8 ounces mozzarella cheese •1/2 cup cherry tomatoes •1/2 small red onion •1 can (6 ounces) black olives •1 cup green olives with pimentos •Sauce: •1 cup extra-virgin olive ...

If you're one of those people who isn't crazy about vegetables, listen up. Members of the Times-Union Consumer Panel have been cooking Ronzoni Garden Delight Fettuccine. Each 4-ounce portion of the ...

SALAD 2 cups cooked tri-colored rotini pasta 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes 1/4 cup diced red pepper 1 tbsp sliced black olives 1 can artichoke hearts - (15 oz) drained halved DRESSING 1/4 cup ...

1. Cook pasta. After 7 minutes, add broccoli and carrots to pasta. Cook 1 minute. Add zucchini and squash. Cook 2 more minutes; drain. Combine ricotta, eggs, salt, pepper, basil and 1/2 of Romano. 2.

Cook your tri-color pasta. Dice your vegetables, cheese and meat. Drain pasta and allow to cool. Add your veggies, meat and cheese. Pour bottle of Italian dressing over pasta and stir. Refrigerate for ...

Ever shown up to a 4th of July cookout with yet another basic pasta salad, only to watch it sit mostly untouched next to seven other identical bowls? This red, white, and blue pasta salad changes ...