Conner's Birthday Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup stuffed green olives, halved
• 1/2 cup ripe olives, drained and halved
• 4 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 ounces precooked chicken sausage, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle italian dressing (such as ken's steak house lite northern italian dressing®)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 25 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain and rinse under cold water.
• mix pasta, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, cherry tomatoes, green bell pepper, green olives, ripe olives, cheddar cheese, and sausage together in a bowl. add dressing and toss to coat. marinate in refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.