Pasta Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. colored garden style twirl pasta
1 c. fresh broccoli, cut up
1 c. fresh cauliflower, cut up
1 carrot
1 cucumber
1/2 c. tomatoes
1 (8 oz.) bottle Italian dressing
1 small can canned shrimp or 1 small can diced, minced crab meat (optional)

Preparation

Cook pasta according to directions on the package.
Cut broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cucumber and tomatoes into nice large chunks into a medium-sized bowl.
Add pasta and about 3/4 of the Italian dressing.
Stir thoroughly.
Add more dressing until desired taste.
To easily turn this into a seafood pasta salad, add a small can of either shrimp or minced crab meat to your pasta salad.
Chill before serving.