Overnight Pasta Salad (the BEST Pasta Salad EVER)
- 1 lb pasta (see notes)
- 2 cups Italian dressing
- 1 packet dry Italian dressing mix
- 1 8-oz bottle sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 can pitted black olives, drained
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, diced
- 1 English cucumber, diced
- 1 red onion, diced
- Cook pasta in liberally salted water per manufacturer’s instructions for al dente preparation. Drain noodles well (do not rinse) then add to a large mixing bowl.
- While noodles are still warm, stir in Italian dressing and dry Italian dressing mix.
- Drain then chop sun-dried tomatoes. Stir tomatoes into pasta, cover and refrigerate overnight.
- When ready to serve, add remaining ingredients then mix well. Cover and refrigerate to store.