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Buggy Pasta

No recipe image available.This salad may look slimy but it's really delicious!

Recipe Ingredients:

4-ounces fussili (twisted spaghetti)
4-ounces spaghetti
1 medium yellow squash and/or zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced
1 cup small cherry tomatoes
1 cup fresh pea pods, tips and strings removed
1 cup pitted ripe olives
1 cup pimiento stuffed olives
1 cup cubed smoked cheddar cheese or cheddar cheese
1 cup unblanched whole almonds, toasted
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 (8-ounce) bottle regular or nonfat Italian salad dressing

Cooking Directions:

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta; rinse with cold water and drain again.
  2. In a large bowl combine pasta and remaining ingredients except dressing. Add dressing to pasta mixture; toss gently to coat. Cover and chill 2 to 24 hours.
  3. To serve the pasta Halloween-style, place it in a clean plastic cauldrin embellished with well-secured plastic spiders.

Makes 12 side-dish servings.

Recipe provided by Better Homes and Gardens - BHG.com a member of the Home and Family Network for the best of cooking, gardening, decorating and more. © 2003 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved.