Monica's Penne Pasta Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 package whole wheat penne
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 6 -8 roma tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt and black pepper
• 1/2 cup locatelli romano cheese or 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar (less or more depending or your taste)
• 2 cups cooked sliced chicken or 2 cups turkey breast (optional)

Recipe

• 1 boil pasta and cook till al dente.
• 2 drain and toss with a small amount of olive oil.
• 3 let cool slightly.
• 4 add vegetables, oil, vinegar, and toss with cooked pasta.
• 5 add romano cheese.
• 6 salt/pepper to taste.
• 7 add cooked chicken/turkey breast (optional).
• 8 refridgerate for at least 15-30 minutes.
• 9 you may need to add more oil or vinegar depending on how moist you desire the salad to be.
• 10 you may also replace the balsamic vinegar with any vinegar you prefer.