Pasta Salad?

Question

I just want a good, quick (as in half an hour), simple, yummy pasta salad.

Answer 1

FIESTA PASTA SALAD

1 cup Best Foods Real light mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1-2 pickled jalapeno peppers, seeds removed, minced
1 teaspoon sea salt
8 oz. twist macaroni, cooked, rinsed, drained
2 large tomatoes, chopped
1 sweet yellow or red pepper, chopped
1 medium zucchini, sliced
3 green onions, sliced

Colorful peppers make this dish a Fiesta!
Prepare macaroni according to package directions. Colored pasta makes a festive variation.

In a salad bowl, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream, parsley, lime juice, jalapenos and salt. Add remaining ingredients and mix.

Cover and refrigerate.

Answer 2

Quick Pasta Salad


This recipe will make enough to serve a crowd. If you're cooking for just yourself, halve the ingredients and save the leftovers for quick lunches and snacks.

Makes 10 servings

1 (16-ounce) (454 g) box tricolor pasta (we recommend fusilli)

1 cup (250 ml) chopped broccoli

2 carrots, peeled and chopped

1 onion, thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 cup cucumber, peeled and sliced

3/4 cup (185 ml) Italian dressing

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain.

While the pasta is cooking, place the broccoli, carrots, onion, and red pepper in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in a microwave on high for 3 minutes. (If you don't have a microwave, blanch the vegetables.)

Combine the cooked vegetables and cucumber with the pasta. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

Pour the dressing over the salad when ready to serve. Toss to coat.

Nutrition Per Serving
Calories - 210
Fat - 3 g
Protein - 7 g
Carbohydrates - 40 g
Cholesterol - 1 mg
Sodium - 153 mg

Answer 3

I love traditional pasta salad, with mac, boiled eggs, celery, onion, carrot, red pepper, mayo, a little dry mustard, and salt and lots of cracked black pepper. I use a little cream to thin the mayo. ( I throw my eggs right in when I cook my pasta, as it's quick to cook, and one less dish!)
If you throw in feta cheese, tomatoes, and black olives, it's greek!
A simple one is rotini, celery, carrot, broccoli, parmesan cheese, sunflower seeds, and caesar salad dresing.

Answer 4

pasta (obviously) peppers, onions, cucumbers, sweet pickles, celery, tuna, mayo and mustard
mix and enjoy
and leave out anything you don't like
the mustard and mayo can be mixed to your liking but make enough so the salad isn't dry (usually use like 2 parts mayo to 1 part or 3/4 part mustard)
have fun

Answer 5

1 bag of the spiral colored noodles
1 bottle of I Italian dressing
Some Parmesan cheese (the kind in the dairy case fresh or shredded) add as much as you like, I like a lot.
1 Pkg of peperoni (cut into fourths)
1 small can of sliced black olives
Cherry of grape tomato's cut in half (as many as you like)

Mix all together and let marinate in the fridge until good and cold.