Pasta Salad w/ green onions and cilantro

1 pkg curly pasta (cooked, drained, rinsed, cooled)
3/4 cup Italian dressing
2 green onion stalks chopped
1 roma tomato chopped
1 can black olives diced
3 Tbsp cilantro chopped

Combine and chill before serving. The longer the ingredients have to blend the better the flavor.

Pasta salad

12 oz pasta
1/4 to 1/2 cup italian salad dressing (enough to coat pasta w/o pooling in bottom of bowl)
4 tbsp mayonaise
4 tbsp grated parmesean cheese
1/2 to 1 clove garlic minced
1/2 cup olives diced
1 stalk green onion chopped
1 tsp dijon mustard

cook and drain pasta then mix with all ingredients and chill until cold

Possible additions:

1 fresh cubed tomato
crumbled bacon as much as you prefer for flavor
1 Tbsp raspberry chipolte sauce (gives a subtle smokey flavor w/ a small kick)
Any cheese you want to cube up that can blend or contrast the parmesean cheese

Alfredo Sauce

1/2 Cup Butter
1 Cup Whipping Cream
1 1/2 Cup grated Parmesean Cheese
1/2 tsp Salt
Freshly ground Pepper to taste

In microwave dish combine all and cook 2 minutes. Stir and heat additional 30 second intervals until all smooth and creamy.

Pour over warm pasta and season with pepper top with fresh grated parmesean cheese.

8 servings