Favorite Pasta Salad

Welcome, welcome to our first timer guest chef....CHARLENE! Charlene is a recent Utahn after many years of making us smile in Arizona. We miss her & her funny jokes. She is a mother to 3 bouncing boys & likes to make pasta salad in her spare time (hehehe)! Lucky for us she decided to share! Now that it's offically hit the 100's here, pasta salad and grilled anything sounds delicious! Thanks for stopping by Char, hope to see you in AZ soon!

I love pasta salads, especially in the summer time. This recipe is one that I got from my sister-in-law and it is by far my favorite! Hope you like it :)

favorite pasta salad:

1 pkg 16 oz Cooked Penne pasta (or whatever you have on hand)

1 small Can sliced black olives

1 Chopped green pepper

1 Chopped red pepper

1 Can Marinated artichoke hearts, drained

2 C Broccoli florets

1 can Baby corn, drained and chopped (usually in the Oriental/Japanese food section)

6-8 oz Feta cheese

1/2 Red onion, finely chopped

1 T Salt

1 T Dry mustard

1/3 C Apple Cider vinegar

3/4 C Vegetable oil

3/4 C Sugar

1 T Poppy seeds

Directions:

1. Mix all salad ingredients in large bowl.

2. Whisk salt, mustard, vinegar, oil, sugar and poppy seeds.

3. Pour over salad. Toss and refrigerate.

*Serves probably 8-10 people

your guest chef,

Charlene