Does anyone have any good recipes for pasta salad?

Question

Does anyone have any good pasta salad recipes? I also want some good potato and macaroni recipes as well. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

I think a really good and easy pasta salad recipe is to get some cooked pasta, and stir in some basil pesto. Add chopped tomato, finely chopped purple onion and cucumber. It is delicious, and so easy. It tastes best if you stir in the basil pesto when the pasta is still hot straight after draining it. And then add the chopped veggies.

Answer 2

Easy Pasta Salad:

28 min 20 min prep
6 servings

2 cups cooked pasta (fussili/rigatoni is nice)
2 tomatoes, diced
2 green onions, sliced thin-diced (any onion is good-I usually add about 1/4 cup or more)
1 medium green pepper, diced
1/2 red pepper (optional)
1 medium cucumber, diced
1 cup celery, diced (optional)
DRESSING
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup oil (light is best-use your favourite oil)
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon paprika

1. mix the cooked pasta (once it has cooled) with the diced vegetable.
2. in a seperate bowl (a large measuring cup works well) combine the ingredients for the dressing.
3. stir until the sugar is dissolved and it is mixed well, a whisk works well.
4. pour over the pasta and mix well.
5. put in the fridge a few hours.
6. t's even more tastier the next day.
7. This salad is great for BBQ's and to bring to a cottage.
8. ENJOY!
9. Note: the optional vegetables add flavour and taste, they are great for colour also.

Answer 3

Potato chip pasta salad

1. Slice potatoes (about a mm thin)
2. Deep fry them (don’t make them too crispy so fry them for about 2 minutes)
3. Put on a kitchen towel to soak up excess oil
4. Boil some pasta
5. Add salt and pasta sauce.
6. Add the potato chips to the pasta and add Italian dressing. (for about a cup pasta add two cups of potato chips)
7. Add some carrots, boiled peas and baby corn.
8. A great side dish is prepared

Answer 4

This is a great pasta salad recipe:

1lb box of spaghetti, penne, rotini or bowtie pasta
1 green or red bell pepper
1 small onion
1 small cucumber
1 large tomato
(any additional veggies you like i.e. carrots, celery, broccoli etc)
16 oz bottled Italian dressing
2 tablespoons of salad supreme (seasoning made by McCormick)

Cook pasta and cool. Mix with remaining ingredients and chill for at least two hours before serving.

Answer 5

Mama's best Mac Salad:
1 lb. salad macaroni, cooked according to package directions, drained and rinsed.
2 stalks celery, diced
1/2 to one onion, diced
2 or 3 dill pickles, diced
1 small can chopped black olives
1/4 cheddar cheese, cut into 1/8th inch dice
2 hard boiled eggs, diced
Combine all of the above with and olive oil and vinegar. Adjust seasonings with salt & pepper.
(The original recipe called for mayonnaise, but that's not safe anymore unless the salad is kept chilled the whole time!)
VARIATIONS:
1 can artichoke hearts, chopped
green olives stuffed with pimento for the black olives
sweet pickles for the dill
sour cream and dill dressing
multi colored bow-ties or rotelle in place of the salad mac.

Answer 6

Macaroni and Tuna Salad

Cook your pasta. Let cool in the fridge. Add tuna, Hellman's mayo, diced onions and diced peppers. Mix and ready to serve. *For best results let in the fridge for an hour. Very easy, fast and delicious...

Potato Salad:

Ingredients:
potatoes
eggs
onions
red pepper
mayo(Hellman's)
butter
milk
salt

Broil potatoes and eggs until well cooked. Drain. Add a little butter, some diced onions, diced red peppers, milk and a little salt. Mix. Let in the fridge until completely cold.

Answer 7

Bacon Bacon Potato Salad
Ingredients
5 large red potatoes
1 small diced onion
2 cups real mayonnaise
1/4 cup mustard
1/4 cup Bacon Bacon™
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1-2 Tbsp. Onion Onion™
2 Tbsp. dill pickle relish
1-2 tsp. dry Fiesta Party Dip Mix™
Ground black pepper to taste

Directions
Boil potatoes in water until tender; cool and dice. Combine remaining ingredients in large bowl; fold in potatoes. Refrigerate 1-2 hours. Makes 6-8 servings.

Balsamic & Basil Potato Salad
2 Tbsp. Balsamic & Basil Dipping Oil
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 lbs. cooked, quartered new red potatoes
1/4 cup minced red onion

Directions
Combine first 2 ingredients; pour over potatoes and onion. Mix well. Chill 2 hours. Makes 6 servings.


Cool 'n Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad
Ingredients
2 (.5 oz.) pkgs. Cool 'n Creamy Cucumber
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
2 Tbsp. Onion Onion™
6 oz. jar chopped marinated artichoke hearts
2.25 oz. can sliced olives
1 chopped medium cucumber
1 chopped large tomato
8 oz. pkg. cooked, drained macaroni
1/3 cup milk

Directions
Combine first 4 ingredients; blend well. Add artichokes, olives, cucumber and tomato; fold together. Add mixture to macaroni; add milk to make creamy. Makes 4-6 servings.

Answer 8

SWEET PASTA SALAD
"This is a wonderfully easy recipe. It's my family's favorite because it has a sweeter sauce."

Original recipe yield:
10 servings

PREP TIME 4 Hrs
COOK TIME 10 Min
READY IN 4 Hrs 10 Min




INGREDIENTS
1 pound rotini pasta
4 carrots, shredded
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 onion, diced
1 cup distilled white vinegar
1 cup white sugar
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups mayonnaise
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
In large bowl, combine pasta, carrot, green pepper and onion. In medium bowl, combine vinegar, sugar, condensed milk, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Toss salad with dressing and chill 4 hours in refrigerator before serving.

Answer 9

I make a macaroni salad that everyone seems to love. I use the small shells, mayo, 1/2 tsp. mustard, salt, pepper, diced sweet pickle, or some sweet pickle relish, a jar of diced pimento, diced onion, a lot of grated chedder cheese, and a couple of chopped boiled eggs. Sprinkle paprika over top. None of these measurements are exact because you just go by taste. Hope you enjoy it.

Answer 10

Pasta Salad

1lb samll seashell mac (cooked)
1 large sweet onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, finely chopped
1/2 lb cheddar cheese, cut into small cubes
4 kosher dill picles, finely chopped
2 cans water packed tuna, drained
1/2 c flat leaf parsley, minced (opt)

Dressing:

2 c mayo
thin with 1/4 c dill pickle juice
4 Tbls sugar or spenda
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp season salt
1 Tbl mustard
1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper
1 Tbl dill weed (opt)

I also make this with left over flaked salmon in place of tuna.