Vegetable Pasta Salad

This recipe is very easy and quick. This makes a perfect lunch box dish for kids or for a picnic.
You can make this much ahead as you can eat it cold or at room temperature.

Ingredients:

• Shell Pasta - Half a packet
• Italian Dressing - Just enough to coat pasta
• Red , Green, and yellow Bell Peppers - 1 cup
• Grape Tomatoes - 1/4 cup
• Black Olives - 1/4 cup or to taste ( I did not add any, no one in my family likes olives ;) )
• Diced Carrots, Peas, Brocolli ( or any vegetable you like ) - 1/4 cup
• Red Chili Flakes - to taste
• Oregano - for garnish
• Salt - to taste
• Black Pepper Powder - to taste
• Parmesan Cheese - to taste

Directions :

• Cook pasta as directed on the package. Drain and keep aside.
• Transfer into a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients to it and toss well to coat evenly.
• Now if you wish you can saute the vegetables just for a couple of minutes in olive oil before mixing it into the pasta.
• If you like them all raw, but only carrots need to be cooked , you can microwave only carrots. It totally depends on how you like your veggies.
• Let it rest for an hour for best taste. You can either eat it at room temperature or cold from fridge.

Note : All the ingredients can be adjusted to suit your taste.