Please give me simple and fast recipes for pasta salad.?

Answer 1

cook some pasta, cut up tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, onions, black olives, and any other veggies you like and put Italian dressing on it...simple! Good too!!

Answer 2

I have a quick and easy recipe for a simple pasta salad. Get a package of your shell macoroni or rigitoni pasta and boil till tender. Don't over boil because it can get mushy and limpy. Then drain and rinse the pasta with cold water and let drain. After it's been drained well, place in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste and if you want to add alittle pickle relish. this is optional. Add a least a cup of Miracle Whip. Now you can use Mayo but I prefer Miracle Whip myself. Stir in both ingredients then if you wish you can add alittle yellow or honey mustard and herb spices according to your taste. Now sometimes i will add black or green olives to mine and if I want something totally different instead of using Miracle Whip or Mayo I get some italian sauce and omit the relish of course but add your herb spices and olives and if you want add a few tomato cubes. It's fast and simple and really refreshing. Enjoy.Just remember that if you use alot of macoroni or shells you will need to add the ingredients according to your taste and I even add alittle sugar in mine to add sweetness.Also if you like Italian salad dressing it's also good in this recipe. Just omit the relish and Mayo and/or Miracle Whip.

Answer 3

INGREDIENTS
8 ounces rotini pasta
2 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 cup diced Cheddar cheese
1/3 cup pitted black olives (optional)
1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
DIRECTIONS
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, and rinse with cold water until completely cool.
In large bowl, combine pasta, vegetables, cheese, and olives. Toss well with dressing. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Answer 4

The easiest and fastest way is to cook a pound of elbows or other such pasta, drain it and divide it into portions you wish to eat/serve on later occasions, reserving enough for the present meal, freezing the portions in separate plastic bags or other containers. Later, you can thaw a portion of the cooked pasta in the micro wave oven (usually takes one or two minutes) and add anything you like to it. That way you've got QUICK pasta salad without having to cook the pasta every time you want it.
The additions could be nearly endless...leftover meats, tuna, fruit--canned or fresh, any vegetable you like, cooked or raw...etc..
In other words, use the pasta as your base for whatever suits your mood of the moment.
Dressings could be ready-made, mayo, yogurt, even a little jam mixed with a little fruit juice or water makes a nice addition. GO FOR IT with gusto!!!

Answer 5

I usually take cooked ham and cube it, 2-4 boiled eggs, diced 1 medium onion, diced 1 can of peas 1/2 cup of shredded swiss cheese rotini pasta salt, pepper I boil the pasta according to instructions, drain them, and pour them in a bowl. I throw the shredded cheese into the warm pasta and stir that to make sure the cheese coats the pasta evenly. I add the onion, finely diced, the diced eggs, and the diced ham,and a can of peas, season with salt and pepper and mix it all well. Then I add 1 tablespoon balsamic or herb vinegar and 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil and mix everything until coated with the vinegar+oil dressing. Usually I refrigerate this overnight.

Answer 6

spiral pastas(the kind with different colors) cook pasta
let cool and drain with cold water.

Sauce:
Italian dressing(I use the kind u have to mix yourself from Hillshire Farms)add a little mayo(very little until mix is at the point u like the taste)toss over pasta great with grilled chicken for a quick summer dinner.You can also toss in some olives or tomatoes to make it a little heartier

Answer 7

Tortellini salad:

Cheese tortellini (frozen, one package)
Cook as directed and rinse with cold water to cool.

Add:
Peas
Hard salami, cut into pieces
Pepperoni, cut into pieces
Provolone cheese, cut into pieces
Ranch dressing

Add as much or as little of the ingredients that you like. This pasta is a hit at every party.

Or...

1 box rotini pasta, cooked and cooled
Mozzarella cheese, cut in cubes
Red peppers, diced
Onion, diced
Canned chickpeas
Italian dressing

Answer 8

Yum! Pasta salad is great! I found the perfect website for you! They have tons of yummy, yet fast recipes for pasta salad. I would just paste one on here, but there are so many, I don't know which one you would want! I hope I helped you!
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Answer 9

Take 2 cups uncooked pasta & 1 cup of your favorite frozen veggies. Boil til fork tender, then drain & rinse under cold water. In small bowl, mix 1 pkg dry ranch dressing & 1/2 cup mayo. Toss over pasta & veggie mixture, then chill for at least a couple hours before serving.......

Answer 10

1 lb. rotini pasta, cooked
1 pint small red cherry tomatoes (optional: slice each in half)
1 orange bell pepper, diced
1 small red onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
4 oz. chevre (goat cheese) crumbled
1/4 cup finely chopped basil
4 tablespoons capers, drained
4 tablespoons sliced olives
1 pkg. dried mushrooms, reconstituted according to directions, then sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/4 cup virgin olive oil
1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar

Toss all ingredients together and enjoy! (Makes a large salad bowl full, I'm guessing this is for a party or potluck.)

Answer 11

You can boil you rotini noodles, el dente,
Get a package of frozen veggies , with brocoli in it , boil them, until el dente , when noodles are done let them cool , as the same for the veggis , add your favorite dressing and you have a
great recipe for pasta salad..
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