Upchuckin’ Pumpkin Loaded Pasta Salad

Nicole Hood — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:37:00 +0000

Halloween is almost here and we have spent all week attending parties, events, and of course trick or treating. I love this time of year and creating fun, kid friendly Halloween recipes is one of my favorite things to do. For Ashton’s work Halloween party I was told to bring a side dish to share. I usually make appetizers and desserts for parties so I had to think a little differently this time and come up with a spooky side item. I decided on a pasta salad and added a “puking pumpkin” to the platter to create a gross out {but fun} Halloween theme.

Around the same time I was coming up with my Halloween recipes, I was asked to create a themed recipe for the #MakeItDelish contest sponsored by Buddig and Old Wisconsin brands. The requirements were to use either a Buddig or Old Wisconsin meat product and a secret ingredient in an original recipe. The #MakeItDelish contest runs from October through December, with a new secret ingredient every month. The best part? There are 3 prizes every month: $250, $500, and $1000 and the grand prize is $10,000 plus $10,000 to a charity!

I decided to incorporate Buddig brand honey ham and Old Wisconsin brand turkey sausage into my pasta salad along with the secret ingredient for October: Frigo cheese sticks. The end result was delish for sure and a winner in my book! See my video and recipe below and be sure to enter to win a #MakeItDelish Prize Pack too!

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UpChuckin' Pumpkin Loaded Pasta Salad

Ingredients

16 oz box Rotini pasta {I used multicolored vegetable} about 8 cups cooked
1/2-3/4 cup Italian Dressing
1/2 cup roasted red peppers diced
1/2 yellow onion diced
2 oz can black olives sliced
1/2 large cucumber peeled and diced
12 slices Buddig Honey Ham chopped
10 Frigo Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese sticks chopped
1 cup Old Wisconsin Turkey Sausage Sticks sliced thin
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
small pie pumpkin for serving

Instructions

Cook pasta according to box directions. Drain.
In a large bowl, mix together pasta, veggies, meat, and cheese sticks.
Add 1/2 cup Italian dressing and toss to coat.
Add additional dressing to taste if needed.
Pour into a serving dish.
Add grated Parmesan on top.
Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Notes

For the Upchuckin' Pumpkin presentation, I carved a small pumpkin with his mouth open and eyes closed and placed it on the platter. Then I spread the pasta salad around it, including some in the mouth of the pumpkin to make it look like it's puking {ewww!}. A gross out presentation that is great for a Halloween party!

Cook pasta according to box directions. Drain.

I used the multi colored veggie rotini for Halloween colors.

For this recipe I am using both Old Wisconsin Turkey Sausage

Bites and Buddig Honey Ham along with the Make It Delish contest secret ingredeint:

Frigo Cheesesticks.

You can customize this recipe according to what veggies you like.

I used diced cucumber, roasted red peppers, onions, and sliced olives.

Finely slice 1 cup of the turkey sausage bites.

Dice up 12 slices of the honey ham.

Chop up all 10 cheese sticks.

Add pasta and veggies to a large bowl.

Add diced meat and cheesesticks.

Mix everything together.

Now add 1/2 cup Italian dressing and toss to coat.

Taste and add more dressing if needed. If you chill overnight

you may need to add more dressing before serving.

Add pasta to a serving platter and top with grated Parmesan cheese.

For the Upchuckin’ Pumpkin presentation: I carved a small pie pumpkin with his mouth open and eyes closed and placed it on the platter. Then I spread the pasta salad around it, including some in the mouth of the pumpkin to make it look like it’s puking {ewww!}.

This gross out presentation that is perfect for a Halloween party

and for the Make It Delish recipe contest!

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