patsy's pasta salad

It's officially the first day of Spring!  This means it's time to make some pasta salad to keep in your fridge.  This recipe is my favorite.  My Mom always kept this in our fridge growing up and we took it in our lunch all the time!  I made this the other night and grilled some pork chops.
     

ingredients:
1 package of bow tie pasta
cherry tomatoes (halved)
feta
sliced black olives (drained)
pimentos (drained)
green onions (chopped)
artichoke hearts quartered & marinated (drained)
pepperonicini (sliced up)
zesty italian dressing
salt and pepper
--you can also add chopped cucumber

*the great thing about pasta salad is that you can alter the recipe and add ingredients that you like. 

directions:

• cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water. follow the directions on the package.  drain well and let cool.
• add cherry tomatoes, sliced black olives, pimentos, green onions, artichoke hearts, pepperonicini, and feta.
• pour the dressing over the pasta (i used about half of the bottle).  stir well. salt and pepper to taste.
• cover and put in fridge for 3 hours (or overnight).  the longer you let it sit in your fridge the better it gets!!

Enjoy!