Quick Italian Pasta Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (12 ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta
    3/4 pound Italian salami, finely diced
    1/2 green bell pepper, sliced
    1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
    1/2 red onion, chopped
    1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
    1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives
    8 ounces small fresh mozzarella balls (ciliegine)
    3 (.7 ounce) packages dry Italian-style salad dressing mix, or to taste
    1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Preparation
    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain and rinse with cold water until cool.
    Combine pasta, salami, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, salad dressing, olives, and mozzarella cheese in a large bowl. Mix dry salad dressing into pasta; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

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