Pizza Pasta Salad Recipe - Budget Bytes

19/07/2021 Pizza Pasta Salad Recipe - Budget Bytes
PIZZA PASTA SAL AD

$7.98 RECIPE / $1.00 SERVING
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This is kind of just like a basic Italian pasta salad, but I’m calling it “Pizza Pasta Salad” because
this is how I use my leftover pizza toppings. Haha! When you buy a jar of peppers, olives, or
any other pizza toppings, it’s always way too much for one pizza, so I repurpose all the pizza
toppings in a pasta salad the next day. And the best part is that this Pizza Pasta Salad is
another one of those great “refrigerator salads” that hold up well for days, so you can keep
munching away happily throughout the week!
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WHAT ’ S IN PIZZA PASTA S AL AD?
Whatever you want! Ha! That’s the beauty of this one. In my pizza pasta salad I included
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mozzarella, pepperoni, green bell pepper, black olives, red onion, and banana peppers. Here
are some other things that would be awesome in this pasta salad:
Bacon
Grape tomatoes
Jalapeños
Spinach
Green Olives
Ham
Salami
Pesto
Feta
Fresh herbs (oregano, basil, parsley)
Mushrooms (marinated mushrooms would be even better)
Artichoke hearts
Honestly, the only thing I probably wouldn’t put in my pizza pasta salad is pineapple. While I
am a pineapple-pizza fan (sorry-not-sorry), I don’t think it would be very good in this pasta
salad.
WHAT DR ESSING DO YO U US E?
In the recipe below I’ve included a homemade Italian dressing with grated Parmesan cheese.
If you want to take a short cut and use a store bought dressing, I suggest some sort of Italian
dressing or Caesar dressing (non-creamy style), and if it doesn’t have Parmesan already in it,
I would add some. The Parmesan cheese really adds some oomph to this pizza pasta salad.
CAN I USE A DIFFER ENT PASTA?
Absolutely! This recipe is endlessly versatile. You can use any short shaped pasta, like
bowtie, penne, or even shells. While you can use a long shape pasta like spaghetti, that type
tends to be difficult to stir chunky objects into (they like to fall to the sides or bottom of the
bowl). This recipe should also work fine with whole wheat or gluten free pasta.
HOW LON G DOES PI ZZA PASTA STAY GO O D?
This pasta salad is very refrigerator friendly and will last about 4-5 days in your refrigerator.
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That means it’s great for your weekly meal prep!
Love refrigerator salads as much as I do? Check out my round up of 19 Refrigerator Salads
for Eating Healthy on the Go!
ITALIAN PIZZA PASTA SALAD

Repurpose your leftover pizza toppings into this deliciously simple Italian style pizza
pasta salad. Including a simple homemade Italian dressing!
TOTAL COST: $7.98 recipe / $1.00 serving
AUTHOR: Beth - Budget Bytes
PREP TIME: 10 mins
COOK TIME: 15 mins

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TOTAL TIME: 25 mins
SERVINGS: 8 1 cup each
INGREDIENTS
HOMEMADE ITALIAN DRESSING
1/2 cup olive oil ($0.84)

1/4 cup red wine vinegar ($0.40)
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1 tsp Dijon mustard ($0.06)
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1/4 tsp garlic powder ($0.02)
FAVORITES
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning ($0.30)
1/2 tsp salt ($0.02)
4.6 from 10 votes
1/4 tsp pepper ($0.02)
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan ($0.22)
PASTA SALAD
1 lb. rotini pasta ($1.00)

3 oz. pepperoni ($1.25)
4 oz. mozzarella ($1.15)
1 green bell pepper ($0.89)
1/4 cup red onion ($0.11)
1/2 12oz. jar banana pepper rings ($1.00)
1/2 4oz. can sliced black olives ($0.70)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Make the Italian dressing first so the flavors have a few minutes to blend. Add the
olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and
Parmesan to a bowl or jar. Whisk the ingredients together, or place a lid on the jar
and shake until combined. Set the dressing aside.
2. Cook the rotini according to the package directions (boil for 7-10 minutes, or until
tender). Drain the pasta in a colander and rinse briefly with cool water. Let the
pasta drain well, shaking the colander every few minutes to remove excess water
from the pasta.
3. While the pasta is cooking and draining, prepare the other pasta salad ingredients.
Cut the pepperoni in half or into quarters, and chop the mozzarella into small
cubes. Dice the bell pepper and red onion. Drain the banana pepper rings and
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black olives.
4. When the pasta is cooked, cooled, and drained well, transfer it to a large bowl. Add
the rest of the prepared ingredients (pepperoni, mozzarella, bell pepper, red onion,
banana peppers, and black olives). Toss the ingredients to combine.
5. Give the dressing another shake or stir before drizzling it over the pasta salad. Toss
the pasta salad once again to coat everything in the dressing. Serve immediately or
refrigerate until ready to eat.
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NUTRITION
Serving: 1 cup ・ Calories: 394.33 kcal ・ Carbohydrates: 44.11 g ・ Protein: 10.01 g ・
Fat: 19.61 g ・ Sodium: 385.08 mg ・ Fiber: 2.18 g
Nutritional values are estimates only. See our full nutrition disclaimer here.
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HOW TO MAKE PI ZZA PASTA S AL AD – STEP BY

STEP PH OTOS
Make the Italian dressing first, so the flavors have a few minutes to blend. Add ½ cup olive
oil, ¼ red wine vinegar, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, ¼ tsp garlic powder, 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning, ½
tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper, and 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese to a bowl or jar. Either whisk the
ingredients together or close the jar and shake until combined. Set the dressing aside.
Cook one pound of rotini pasta according to the package directions (boil for 7-10 minutes, or
until tender). Drain the pasta in a colander and rinse briefly with cool water. Let the pasta
drain well, shaking the colander every few minutes to shake off excess water.
While the pasta is cooking and cooling, prepare the rest of the pasta salad ingredients. Chop
4oz. mozzarella into small cubes and cut 3oz. (half of a 6oz. package) pepperoni into half
rounds or quarter rounds.
Dice one green bell pepper and about ¼ cup red onion. Drain ½ of a 12oz. jar banana
pepper rings, and ½ of a 4oz. can sliced black olives.
Once the pasta is cooked, cooled, and drained well, transfer it to a large bowl. Add the
pepperoni, mozzarella, green bell pepper, red onion, banana peppers, and black olives to
the bowl. Toss these ingredients together.
Give the dressing one last stir or shake…
Then pour the dressing over the pasta salad.
Toss the salad again until everything is well coated in dressing. Serve immediately or
refrigerate until ready to eat!
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18 COMMENTS ON “PIZZA PASTA SAL AD”

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MARCIE —
03.04.21 @ 2:11 PM REPLY
Made this today but set it up like a salad bar. I made the pasta and added some
basics: House Italian dressing (store bought because I had it already), Italian
seasoning, tomatoes, pepperoni, black and green olives, mushrooms, mozzarella and
mixed. Then I set out additional toppings; ham, Parmesan cheese, onions, banana
peppers, green peppers, red onions, cucumbers, ground chicken with Italian
seasoning, salami, bacon, fresh basil and spinach. Everyone was able to add the
toppings they liked. It worked out perfect and everyone loved it.
CAROL S-B —
07.29.20 @ 8:27 PM REPLY
oh, my, does this ever hit the spot. we’re camping a lot this summer: a sturdy pasta
salad is just the bees’ knees.
thanks for yet another winner.
-CSB
AMANDA —
06.23.20 @ 12:02 PM REPLY
It was good! However, came out bland. Not sure why because I used less oil, added
some sugar to the sauce to balance out the harshness but the next day it just tasted
bland. I did add more garlic and other items.. Maybe I will double the mustard and
vinegar next time? I am not one for salt because I’m pregnant and the olives and
peppers had enough I think.
JILL —
06.22.20 @ 1:26 PM REPLY
Hi –
I made this recipe for a get together with my sisters (so a total of 4 people) and cut
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the recipe in half. I weighed the pasta and measured all the other ingredients very
carefully. And ended up with an enormous bowl of pasta salad. — probably enough
for 8 one-cup servings. I should have realized this, because I normally only use 1 oz
of pasta per serving.
Excellent recipe, but disappointed that it did not make the quantity as stated.
AMANDA —
06.23.20 @ 12:03 PM REPLY
I also cut it in half! made a good amount still :)
DAWN KNIGHT —
05.22.20 @ 9:41 AM REPLY
Delicious! Left out the onion only because onion seems to dominate all flavors,
especially with leftovers.
MEREDITH ASHLEY —
05.17.20 @ 11:16 PM REPLY
These ingredients are absolutely going on the grocery list this week! Can’t wait to try
this recipe – reminds me of a pasta salad that all the volleyball moms used to make
for us during tournament weekends growing up.
PS – This is the first time I’ve ever left a comment on any recipe ever, but this “THANK
YOU!” is long overdue. As a college student, and now as a graduate student & newly-
wed, I’ve come to your website time and time again. Can’t thank you enough for this
incredible resource!
RUTHIE SELLERS —
05.17.20 @ 9:20 AM REPLY
So I made this last night using quite a few tips listed within the post and comments.
Added marinated – art hearts/roasted red peppers, red pepper flakes, chiffonade
spinach, penne instead of rotini (on hand) and a few handfuls of chopped fresh herbs
from the garden – Italian parsley/oregano/basil. HUGE HIT! My only issue was how
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OILY it turned out. We decided it was NOT the recipe b/c the dressing ratio to the
dish was quite low. It was my addition of the marinated art hearts/roasted red
peppers. I drained them but did not think to rinse them thoroughly. The family voted
this is a keeper and to just rinse those two items like crazy before adding.
Thank you!
MONICA —
05.15.20 @ 7:10 PM REPLY
Quick question…is Italian seasoning like Italian herbs?
KELLY - TEAM BUDGET BYTES —

05.18.20 @ 9:35 AM REPLY
Yes!
MONICA —
05.28.20 @ 3:16 PM REPLY
Thank you Kelly!
TIFFANY —
05.13.20 @ 6:50 PM REPLY
Delicious! The only changes I made was that I added some red pepper flakes. Yummy
lunch for this week :)
BECKY —
05.12.20 @ 9:13 PM REPLY
Yum! I just happened to have all these ingredients and was so excited to make it. It
really hits the spot was so easy to make. It is also easy to tweak based on your
preferred pizza. Thank you!
ALEX —
05.12.20 @ 12:41 PM REPLY 
Loved it – really good inspiration!
Made a few changes based on what I had in the fridge:
– Substituted pepperoni with parma ham
– Substituted mozzarella with goat’s cheese
– Substituted the dressing with my own (olive oil; dash of sesame oil; half tsp honey)
Will definitely be making it again =)
Been using your recipes for a few years now, always really impressed!
BOB —
05.12.20 @ 6:44 AM REPLY
Yummy Yummy so delicious look.
DANIELLE —
05.11.20 @ 12:43 PM REPLY
YUM! Totally making this for the weekend if it’s warm (and not raining) when we grill.
JULIA —
05.11.20 @ 10:18 AM REPLY
Oh Good! Lunches for an entire week! Thanks!
GREGORY IACONO —
05.10.20 @ 9:13 PM REPLY
Not bad. I WOULD add the pineapple! A little sweet never hurt and would go well with
many of the ingredients.
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PIZZA PASTA SAL AD

BUDGET BYTES » RECIPES » PASTA RECIPES » PIZZA PASTA SALAD

JUMP TO RECIPE  GROCERY LIST  FAVORITES

REPUR POSED PIZZA TO PPI NG PASTA SAL AD

WHAT ’ S IN PIZZA PASTA S AL AD?

CAN I USE A DIFFER ENT PASTA?

HOW LON G DOES PI ZZA PASTA STAY GO O D?

ITALIAN PIZZA PASTA SALAD

COOK TIME: 15 mins

1/2 cup olive oil ($0.84)

1 lb. rotini pasta ($1.00)

Tried this recipe?Mention @budgetbytes or tag #budgetbytes on Instagram!

White Cutting Boards

Measuring Cups Spoons

Scroll down to see the step by step photos!

HOW TO MAKE PI ZZA PASTA S AL AD – STEP BY

Give the dressing one last stir or shake…

Then pour the dressing over the pasta salad.

POSTED ON MAY 9, 2020 IN EGG FREE RECIPES, ITALIAN 18 COMMENTS »

18 COMMENTS ON “PIZZA PASTA SAL AD”

thanks for yet another winner.

I also cut it in half! made a good amount still :)

Quick question…is Italian seasoning like Italian herbs?

KELLY - TEAM BUDGET BYTES —

Thank you Kelly!

Made a few changes based on what I had in the fridge:

– Substituted pepperoni with parma ham

– Substituted mozzarella with goat’s cheese

Will definitely be making it again =)

Yummy Yummy so delicious look.

Oh Good! Lunches for an entire week! Thanks!

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