Simple Pasta Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb tri-colored pasta
• italian dressing
• 1 lb colby-monterey jack cheese
• bacon bits
• green pepper (optional)
• cherry tomatoes (optional)
• olive (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions.
• 2 drain and then rinse pasta off under cold water. let sit to make sure all of the water is off pasta.
• 3 cut up cheese into little blocks.
• 4 layer pasta, cheese, and bacon bits to make sure it is evenly distributed throughout bowl.
• 5 mix in salad dressing to taste then refrigerate till cold.
• 6 * variation of recipe: you could leave out the salad dressing and let whoever is eating choose their own flavor dressing if they don't like italian (french and ranch have been other's used).
• 7 you can also substitute pasta for any other type you prefer.