Top 11 Pasta Salad Recipes
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Pasta salad is great for summer cookouts and events, but it's also a delicious side dish salad any time of the year! Try one of these flavorful pasta salads with your next cookout or family meal.
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Macaroni and Black Bean Salad With Tex-Mex Flavor
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This pasta salad is full of surprises, with Tex-Mex flavors, black beans, corn, and a variety of chopped vegetables. Use macaroni or a similar pasta in the salad. The dressing is a mayonnaise-based mixture with the addition of Southwest seasonings and lime juice. The salad is great with burgers, fajitas, or grilled steaks.
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Lobster and Macaroni Salad
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A simple mayonnaise dressing flavors this delicious lobster macaroni salad. The lobster is the star of this salad!
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Tuna Pasta Salad With Dill
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This is a flavorful pasta salad, perfect for an everyday lunch with soup, or serve it as a side dish at your next cookout. A combination of mayonnaise, lemon juice, sour cream, garlic, and dill help to flavor this delicious pasta salad.
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Garden Pasta Salad
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Pesto and lemon juice help to flavor this tasty pasta salad. Add a little diced cooked chicken, shredded or cubed cheese, or ham for a heartier supper salad.
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Mediterranean Pasta Salad
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Bring a bit of the Mediterranean to the table with this colorful pasta salad. Arugula, tomatoes, cucumber, black olives, fresh basil, and feta cheese are tossed along with cooked pasta and a creamy lemon-garlic vinaigrette.
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Pasta Salad With Chicken and Spinach
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This chicken, spinach, and pasta salad is tossed with a flavorful mayonnaise and lemon juice dressing. This is a great main dish salad for hot summer days, or take it along to a potluck or big family cookout. Use cooked leftover chicken or a rotisserie chicken for this tasty salad recipe.
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Classic Macaroni Salad
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This macaroni salad is made with hard-cooked eggs, chopped vegetables, and a seasoned mayonnaise dressing. It's a classic macaroni salad with creamy dressing, and always welcome!
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Chicken and Bacon Pasta Salad
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A creamy mayonnaise and lemon dressing bring pasta, bacon, and chicken together in this flavorful pasta salad. The pasta can be macaroni or mini penne pasta. Vegetables include tomatoes, onion, and herbs.
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Summer Seafood Pasta Salad
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Make this pasta salad with crabmeat, shrimp, or lobster, or use a combination. Or use imitation crab with or without shrimp for a budget-friendly seafood salad.
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30-Minute Tuna Macaroni Salad
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This is one of our favorite pasta salads, and it's surprisingly easy.
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Shrimp and Pasta Salad
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Use rotini, wheels, shells, or elbows in this tasty shrimp salad. The salad should be refrigerated for a few hours before serving, so plan to prepare it earlier in the day.