If you love your pizza piled high with toppings like meat, cheese, and veggies, you’ll love this Loaded Pizza Pasta Salad made with pepperoni, veggies, mozzarella cheese, and other pizza inspired flavors!
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Author Jessica
Ingredients
8oz.rotini pasta
1stick pepperonicut into quartered pieces
6oz.black olivessliced
1large green bell pepperdiced
1/2cupred oniondiced
3/4cupsun-dried tomatoesdiced
1cupbaby bella mushroomschopped
1cupmozzarella cheesecubed
16fl. oz. bottle Italian dressing
Optional: fresh basilfresh oregano, Pecorino Romano cheese
Instructions
Cook the pasta according to package.
Rinse with cold water, allow pasta to cool, and add to a large bowl.
Add the pepperoni, olives, bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, and mozzarella to the pasta.
Pour in the Italian dressing and stir.
Serve pasta salad with fresh basil, oregano, and a sprinkle of Pecorino Romano cheese, if desired.
Store up to 5 days in the fridge in an airtight container.