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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook brad's easter pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Brad's Easter pasta salad:
- Get 12 Oz small shell pasta
- Take 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
- Make ready 1 LG ham steak
- Get 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- Prepare 1 LG can black pitted olives, sliced
- Get 5 sprigs fresh dill, chopped
- Prepare Juice of half a lemon
- Get 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- Prepare Mayonnaise
- Prepare 1/2 tsp garlic powder, dry mustard, black pepper
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Steps to make Brad's Easter pasta salad:
- Bring 4 qts water, 1 tbs oil, 1 tbs kosher salt to a rolling boil. Add pasta. Cook 8 minutes to al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- When drained, add to a large mixing bowl. Add tomatoes, olives, and lemon juice. Mix well and let acids blend for a few minutes.
- Heat a dry pan on medium heat. Fry ham steak until browned on both sides. Remove and cool. Trim any fat and bone. Dice ham and add to pasta.
- Add rest of ingredients except mayo. Mix well.
- Use mayo to bring to desired creaminess. I used about a third of a cup.
- Refrigerate an hour before serving. Garnish with fresh dill. Enjoy.
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