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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AuroraGyps" data-source="post: 2918365" data-attributes="member: 1166">Here's a very easy Tortellini Salad:2 bags of frozen cheese tortellini1 box of rotini (cork screw shape)- I usually buy tri colored1 bag of frozen broccoli, cauliflower, & carrots1 bottle italian dressinggrated parmesan cheese - 1/2 cupblack pepper (to taste)optional: 1-2 cans of drained chickpeascooked little (salad) shrimpartificial crab/lobsterCook all the pasta together in 1 large pot.  While the water for that is boiling, I pour out the veggies to cut up any pieces that are to big (none bigger than 1" square).  Put the cut up, still frozen veggies into the collander you're going to use to drain the pasta (make sure it's big enough for all the pasta & veggies).  When the pasta is cooked, pour them into the collander, thus cooking the veggies.  Put that into a large, non metal bowl.  Add the dressing... enough to coat everything well, but not drown it.  Last, add the cheese and pepper. Everything soaks up the flavors really well since it's still hot.  You can add the chick peas or the seafood too (I use the fake crab... it's cheap and tastes pretty good to me), or just keep it like it is.  Keep cold & serve cold.You can bring the remaining dressing & cheese for people to fix the salad to their taste.I'm probably posting this too late for you make for your company bbq, but maybe you are another person will make it another time.  Enjoy.</blockquote>