Cucumber Pasta Salad

by Natasha
(Kansas)

Here's a kid friendly way to enjoy your pasta!

What you need:
8 oz. of uncooked penne pasta
1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil
2 medium cucumbers, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, also thinly sliced
1-1/2 cups of sugar
1 cup of water
3/4 cup of white vinegar
1 Tablespoon of prepared mustard
1 Tablespoon of dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper
1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt

How you make it:

1.Cook the pasta as the package directions say.
2.Drain and wash the pasta in cold water.
3.Put it in a large bowl and add the oil, cucumbers, and onion too.
4.Combine all the other ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake well.
5.Toss it over the pasta salad.
6.Cover and chill for 4 hours.
7.Stir occasionally.