Italian Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing

• 1 (16oz bag) refrigerated cheese tortellini, cooked in salted water per package directions, drained, cooled
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken (baked, boiled, or rotisserie style) I love to use my oven baked chicken recipe. Use search bar above to locate recipe.
• 1 cup chopped sweet and/or bell peppers (use as many colors as possible for a summery look)
• 1/2 cup whole black olives, drained
• 8 oz mozzarella cheese cut into bite size pieces
• 2 tomatoes, chopped into bite size pieces (you can use cherry tomatoes and leave whole)
• 3-4 green onions, chopped
• 20 slices pepperoni cut in halves
• 10 slices salami cut into halves or quarters
• 1/2 cucumber peeled and cut into bite size pieces
• 6-8 whole pepperoncini's

My Homemade Italian Dressing

• 3/4 cup olive or avocado oil
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1-2 TBS lemon juice
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1 tsp each dried parsley, basic, garlic powder, onion powder
• 1/2 tsp each salt, oregano, paprika, black pepper
• 2-3 tsp sugar