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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes » Pepperoni Pasta Salad

    Modified: May 4, 2025 · Published: Jun 27, 2023 by Angela G. · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Pepperoni Pasta Salad

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    This Italian Pepperoni Pasta Salad is an easy side dish for any gathering. Perfect for potlucks! Served cold. Made with mini pepperoni, cheese cubes, broccoli and Italian dressing. Salad Supreme seasoning gives this an extra kick!

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    This Pepperoni Pasta Salad is an easy side dish for any gathering. Perfect for potlucks! Served cold.

    Table Of Contents
    1. ★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
    2. ★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
    3. ★ Tips & FAQs ★
    4. ★ More Recipes You'll Love ★
    5. Italian Pepperoni Pasta Salad

    ★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★

    This pasta salad is a great make-ahead dish for easy lunches as well. You'll love the classic Italian flavor and simple prep.

    Italian Mini Pepperoni Cheese Broccoli Pasta Salad

    ★ Ingredients You'll Need ★

    You'll need just 8 ingredients total!

    This pasta salad only requires a handful of ingredients and prep is super easy. In this dish, you'll find rotini pasta, mini pepperonis, broccoli florets, matchstick carrots, and cubed cheese all tossed in a quick, semi-homemade Italian dressing.

    Several hearty shakes of Salad Supreme seasoning finishes things off and creates mega flavor.

    You can find Salad Supreme seasoning at most grocery stores or buy it on Amazon. It's out family's secret ingredient for extra tasty pasta salad.

    pepperoni pasta salad ingredients

    Optional Ingredients

    You can mix things up by changing out the vegetables or adding additional veggies to this pasta salad.

    Bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumber, hot peppers, artichokes, and black olives all play well with the Italian flavors.

    Serving meat lovers? Add some extra meat! Chopped or sliced salami or ham make great additions to this salad.

    Really, anything you'd put on a pizza works.

    ★ Tips & FAQs ★

    What type of cheese is best?

    Mozzarella and Colby jack are my sister-in-laws favorite cheeses to use in this pasta salad. I have used cheddar or Havarti too. You really can't go wrong. So feel free to choose your favorite cheese or cheeses to toss in.

    What type of dressing is best?

    You'll want an Italian dressing for this pasta salad. What brand is up to you. I really love Olive Garden Italian dressing. It's really delicious and slightly creamy. My mother-in-law uses Wishbone dressing which is less creamy but still really flavorful. I've used and enjoyed the Hidden Valley Italian dressing mixes (add oil and vinegar).

    Choose you favorite Italian dressing or mix it up for slightly different flavor each time.

    What type of pasta is best in this dish?

    I really like rotini or fusilli pasta for a cold pasta salad because there are lots of little creases to capture the dressing.

    However, you can definitely use any kind of pasta you'd like from elbow macaroni to linguine or even spaghetti. Orzo and tortellini would work here too. Totally up to you.

    And again, you can mix things up and choose a different pasta each time you make it to give this dish a new texture if you make it often.

    ★ More Recipes You'll Love ★

    Love pasta salads?

    Check out my other pasta salad recipes

    Want more easy side dish ideas?

    Browse all my side dish recipes

    This pepperoni pasta salad was featured on South Your Mouth!

    Easy Italian Pepperoni Pasta Salad

    Italian Pepperoni Pasta Salad

    Author: Angela G.
    This Italian Pepperoni Pasta Salad is an easy side dish for any gathering. Perfect for potlucks! Served cold. Made with mini pepperoni, cheese cubes, broccoli and Italian dressing. Salad Supreme seasoning gives this an extra kick!
    5 from 1 review
    Reviews
    Course: Sides
    Cuisine: American
    Skill Level: Easy
    Prep Time: 10 hours hours
    Cook Time: 15 hours hours
    Total Time: 1 day day 1 hour hour
    Servings: 10 servings
    Yield: 6 cups

    Ingredients 

    • 16 oz rotini or fusilli pasta
    • 5 oz mini pepperoni
    • 18.8 oz matchstick carrots
    • 1 crown broccoli, chopped
    • 16 oz Italian dressing
    • 4 oz Colby-jack cheese, cubed
    • 4 oz mozzarella cheese, cubed
    • 2 tablespoon Salad Supreme seasoning, more or less to taste
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    Instructions

    • Cook pasta according to package, drain, and set aside to cool.
    • Chop broccoli into small pieces.
    • Cut Colby-jack and mozzarella cheese into small cubes.
    • Add mini pepperonis, matchstick carrots, broccoli, Italian dressing, and cheese cubes to cooled pasta. Toss until well mixed. Add Salad Supreme seasoning to taste.
    • Chill in fridge or serve immediately.

    Notes

    To cool pasta quickly, spray with cold water after draining. Allow pasta to dry slightly so the dressing absorbs well.

    Nutrition Facts

    Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 880mg | Potassium: 413mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 9167IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 219mg | Iron: 2mg
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