Pasta salad recipe?

[nextbigthing]

Anyone have a big crowd pleaser recipe?

Need to bring a pasta salad to Labor Day cookout.

Preferably something non mayo based

[pumpkin]

I've made an easy pasta salad with multi-colored pasta,olives, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, really whatever you want to put it in and then "dressed" it with Italian vinaigrette.

[sunnysally]

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/176650/greek-pasta-salad/

I've made this a few times. The kalamata olives I have are in red wine vinegar so I use that in the dressing because I feel it adds more olive flavor. I omit the salt when I do this.

I use an entire box of tri-color rotini instead of whatever is in the recipe.

[shopgirl07]

I’ve made this one a lot and everyone loves it.

joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2014/07/mediterranean-tortellini-salad-red-wine-vinaigrette.html

[mccallister84]

Tortellini, grape tomatoes, mozzarella balls. Season with salt and pepper. Dress with olive oil and white balsamic vinegar.

[readyin07]

This is my favorite of all time ever. The photo shows chicke n and grape tomatoes, but the recipe doesn’t call for them and o don’t use them. I usually use red and green peppers instead of red and yellow. And double the Kalamata olives they are the best part! Do not sub regular black olives as someone I shared this recipe with did!

www.google.com/amp/s/www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/orzo-salad-with-feta-olives-and-bell-peppers-4562/amp

[BicycleBride]

If you want something really easy:
1 box suddenly salad original pasta salad prepared according to the package
1 package of the tiny fresh mozzarella balls
Some halved grape tomatoes

I made this for a baby shower a few weeks ago and people were raving about it.

[TrickyBob]

I love the one I make!

Tri color pasta
Zesty italian dressing
English cucumber
Mini pepperoni
Cubed cheese - we use munster
Cherry tomato cut up

Can add onion, pepper, etc

[sloan]

I make a caprese style pasta salad that always goes over well. I’ve also added avocado on occasion which is yummy.

Rotini pasta or similar short cut pasta
Mozzarella pearls
Halved grape tomatoes
Fresh basil
Cucumbers (optional, but gives some crunch)
Balsamic dressing

[zarapipe]

I do pasta or any shape, any veggies we have around, usually peppers, onion, tomato, cucumber, chic peas, pepperoni, cheese of some sort, and an oil based dressing, spicy Italian, green vinaigrette, something like that. You can’t screw it up.

[bittybomb]

Mine is so easy and simple. Bow tie pasta with fresh mozzarella, grape tomatoes, diced red onions, sometimes diced bell peppers and tossed in wishbone Italian dressing. Always goes first and people compliment it all the time.

[FastHands]

I so desperately want pasta salad now

[starburst604]

I’m always asked to make this one:


www.willcookforsmiles.com/italian-tortellini-salad

[CurlyQ284]

1 lb pasta (I usually use rotini)
2 cans sliced black olives, drained
Cherry or grape tomatoes, quartered
Mozzarella cheese, cubed
Wishbone italian dressing

I just put in the veggies until it looks like a good balance, put maybe a quarter of the dressing bottle in, let it sit a few hours or overnight and then check it in the morning. It usually needs a little more. I think I end up using about 1/3-1/2 a bottle, somewhere in there.

[atarianna]

I love a good Greek pasta salad. Tricolored rotini, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, multicolored peppers, red onions, crumbled feta, and olives topped with some Greek vinaigrette. It’s pretty easy and good to boot.

[knx9211]

[verycontrary247]

www.mastercook.com/app/recipe/WebRecipeDetails?recipeId=14082382

This tastes really light and fresh on a hot day

[scout8]

This is always a hit.
www.allrecipes.com/recipe/26301/spinach-and-orzo-salad/

[sonrisa]

Tortellini + trader joes bruschetta sauce + fresh mozzarella balls - fast, easy and better than a standard vinaigrette pasta salad

(you could add cucumbers or chopped basil if you wanted)


www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/4309
www.lonny.com/10+Last+Minute+Buys+At+Trader+Joe%27s+To+Wow+Your+Guests/articles/5-1TiX_b_-0/Fresh+Bruschetta+Sauce

[UMaineTeach]

Clearly don’t buy this for $16 on Amazon, but this dressing

Kraft Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing & Marinade 16oz Bottles (Pack of 3) www.amazon.com/dp/B008A8OUQY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_z86ADb167ZKQ0

The Kraft roasted red pepper is good too, but a bit sweet.

Gemelli pasta, cucumber, Roma tomatoes (seeds/jelly removed), red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, deli ham (but not like ‘deli ham’ the boiled rectangle), deli turkey, white cheddar cheese curds, sometimes mozzarella cheese pearls

[winecat]

I'm going to a BBQ this afternoon and now I really hope they have pasta salad. Hell, I'd even take old fashioned, mayo macaroni salad at this point.

[luckyno7]

Aug 31, 2019 19:53:44 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

I love the one I make!

Tri color pasta
Zesty italian dressing
English cucumber
Mini pepperoni
Cubed cheese - we use munster
Cherry tomato cut up

Can add onion, pepper, etc

This one is similar to what I make.

Tri color rotini pasta
Mix Zesty Italian dressing & Creamy Italian dressing (I prefer a bit more of the creamy dressing but there is not right or wrong)
Pepperoni
Celery
Green peppers
Cherry tomato cut up

Also could add cubed cheese, onion

[Jalapeñomel]

Penzey’s has a great pasta spice.

[savan]

I always make this one:

elizabethsedibleexperience.blogspot.com/2011/08/book-club-bounty-august.html

[zelda25]

Sept 1, 2019 6:52:14 GMT -5 UMaineTeach said:

Clearly don’t buy this for $16 on Amazon, but this dressing

Kraft Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing & Marinade 16oz Bottles (Pack of 3) www.amazon.com/dp/B008A8OUQY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_z86ADb167ZKQ0

The Kraft roasted red pepper is good too, but a bit sweet.

Gemelli pasta, cucumber, Roma tomatoes (seeds/jelly removed), red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, deli ham (but not like ‘deli ham’ the boiled rectangle), deli turkey, white cheddar cheese curds, sometimes mozzarella cheese pearls

I'm glad you posted this, even if it is $16; this was my favorite pasta salad dressing for a long time, but it's been at least two years since I've been able to find it. Didn't occur to me to look on Amazon; I just thought they stopped making it.

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[UMaineTeach]

Sept 2, 2019 16:56:09 GMT -5 zelda25 said:

Sept 1, 2019 6:52:14 GMT -5 UMaineTeach said:

Clearly don’t buy this for $16 on Amazon, but this dressing

Kraft Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing & Marinade 16oz Bottles (Pack of 3) www.amazon.com/dp/B008A8OUQY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_z86ADb167ZKQ0

The Kraft roasted red pepper is good too, but a bit sweet.

Gemelli pasta, cucumber, Roma tomatoes (seeds/jelly removed), red, orange, or yellow bell pepper, deli ham (but not like ‘deli ham’ the boiled rectangle), deli turkey, white cheddar cheese curds, sometimes mozzarella cheese pearls

I'm glad you posted this, even if it is $16; this was my favorite pasta salad dressing for a long time, but it's been at least two years since I've been able to find it. Didn't occur to me to look on Amazon; I just thought they stopped making it.

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I see it off and on at Walmart. Never in my grocery stores. Grabbed a bottle last week when I walked past it and noticed.

[shauni27]

Sept 1, 2019 8:53:28 GMT -5 winecat said:

I'm going to a BBQ this afternoon and now I really hope they have pasta salad. Hell, I'd even take old fashioned, mayo macaroni salad at this point.

I am a weirdo and this is the only pasta salad I like--a good, old fashioned tuna macaroni salad. I crave it like once a year. YUM.