Super Easy One Bowl Meal Salad for a Hot Summer Day

And it's really easy to make Gluten Free, by using A GF pasta of your choice.  I used two packages of Heartland's Penne from Walmart.

I make everything in bulk, so this will be a big batch, maybe about 4-5 qts.

• 1 1/2 lbs pasta, cooked in salted water, then cooled in several changes of cold water and drained well.

While your pasta is cooking, cooling and draining, mix up the other ingredients.

• 1 large (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 large (12 oz) cans tuna, drained
• 1 can medium olives, drained
• 1 medium onion, diced, or halved and cut into thin slices
• 2-4 c fresh vegetables of your choice, I used wax beans and broccoli
• 1 c cream (if you use processed cream check the label, if you're making it GF)
• 1 c coarsely grated or cubed cheese of choice
• a handful of pepperoni slices cut into strips
• a generous handful of basil leaves (leaves off three medium stalks, maybe a fluffy cupful before cutting), cut into thin strips

Mix the above together.  Stir into cooled and drained pasta.  Serve.

If you want a little more pizzazz, add a little salt and pepper, or your favorite mixed seasoning salt.  Some people might have found it a little bland, but I liked that the tastes and textures were so fresh and simple.