Pasta Salad A La Zacher - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) box rotini noodles
2 pkg. dry Italian salad dressing
2 (8 oz.) bottles Italian salad dressing (reduced or no oil)
1 pkg. California style vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower and carrots, frozen)
5 or 6 cherry tomatoes

Preparation

Cook rotini pasta per package directions.
Drain thoroughly. Set aside to cool.
Sprinkle one package dry salad dressing mix over pasta.
Cook frozen vegetables until thawed, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Don't overcook.
Add to pasta.
Cut in 1/2 the tomatoes and add to salad.
Sprinkle 1/2 to 3/4 of second package dry salad dressing mix over salad.
Add 1 bottle salad dressing over pasta salad.
Mix well.
Chill for 2 hours.
Add remaining bottled salad dressing to taste.