Spicy Pasta Salad

If you’re in the mood for a tasty cool dish on a hot summer day, this recipe for pasta salad can’t be beat. The secret ingredient here is the red chili flakes, which add just the right amount of kick. A touch of chopped jalapenos will really set this one apart.

16 oz fusilli/rotini/corkscrew pasta
Italian dressing (amount varies – enough to coat the pasta)
4 stalks green onions, chopped
½ bell pepper, diced
1 large tomato, diced (or a handful of grape tomatoes, halved)
½ cup sliced black olives
Finely chopped pickled jalapenos (optional)
½ tsp Italian seasoning
Red chili flakes to taste
½ tsp garlic powder
Black pepper to taste
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
Salt to taste

Full instructions from our friends at Show Me The Curry can be found here.