Perfect Pasta Salad Recipes

There are a lot of recipes you can do with either pasta or salads. Combining the two can create exciting nutritious meals that the whole family will enjoy.

There are recipes that use a combination of pasta and salads, making it a healthy and nutritious each day meal.

Macaroni Salad with Eggs and Ham
Ingredients:
1 ½ c cooked ham, diced
6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
2 c macaroni, cooked, cold
1 dill chopped pickle
½ c celery, chopped
¼ c pimiento-stuffed olives, chopped
Salt
Pepper
Mayonnaise
Mixed Salad greens

Procedure:
1.Mix the following ingredients: ham, chopped eggs, macaroni, chopped pickle, celery, and chopped olives
2.Add mayonnaise and stir to moisten the salad.
3.Season with pepper and salt.
4.Serve this on top of your blended salad greens

Creole Macaroni Salad
Ingredients:
2 c tomatoes, diced
8 oz macaroni, rinsed, drained and cooked
¾ c Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese
¼ c stuffed olives, sliced
1 c mayonnaise
2 tbsp grated onions
1/8 tsp cayenne
1 clove garlic, small, finely minced
Lettuce leaves

Procedure:
1.Chill the macaroni, and then measure about 4 cups.
2.Combine the macaroni with the remaining ingredients.
3.Serve this on some lettuce leaves, with dressing.

Tuna Macaroni Salad
Ingredients:
½ tsp dried tarragon or thyme, crumbled
½ c mayonnaise
3 c cooked macaroni, chilled
1 can white tuna (7 oz, in water), broken up and drained
2 celery ribs, sliced
1 ½ c frozen carrots and peas, cooked

Procedure:
1. With a huge bowl, mix some tarragon and mayonnaise.
2.Add the celery, tuna and pasta.
3.Carefully stir in the carrots and peas.
4.Cover and serve with some lettuce.
5.Top this with salad and garnish, if preferred.

Tuna Salad with Fettuccine
Ingredients:
¼ c olive oil
2 cans of tuna in oil
1 clove garlic, large, minced
1 c broccoli florets or small cauliflower
4 oz mushrooms, fresh, chopped
1 yellow summer squash or small zucchini, diced
2 tbsp fresh parsley or basil, minced
1 red bell pepper, small, sliced
8 oz fettuccine
1 tsp lemon juice
¼ tsp black pepper
Lettuce leaves
Cherry tomatoes
4pz mild cheddar or Swiss cheese

Italian salad dressing
Procedure:
1.Drain the oil from the tuna and place it in a massive skillet.
2.Place the tuna inside a massive bowl.
3.Separate this into chunks and set aside.
4.Add some olive oil onto the skillet.
5.Heat and add the following:
Minced garlic
Cauliflower or broccoli
Mushrooms
Red bell pepper
Zucchini
6.Cook this over medium to low heat.
7.Stir occasionally for approximately 5 minutes. Make sure the vegetables become tender.
8.Add parsley or basil, stirring it a few times and removing it from the heat.
9.Allow cooling of the vegetables while you are still cooking the noodles.
10.Cook some fettuccine. Follow the directions on the package. Make sure you drain it well.
11.Add some noodles to the mixture and mix it with tuna, and cooled vegetables.
12. Add some lemon juice and pepper.
13.Gently toss the ingredients to blend.
14.Cover this and place inside the fridge for about 30 mins. Make sure it is thoroughly chilled.
15.Prior to serving, taste it again and adjust the seasonings.
16.Using a platter, line it up with lettuce leaves, and then sprinkle with cheese.
17.Lastly, garnish this with cherry tomatoes and serve with the Italian dressing.

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Cold Pasta Salad Recipes: Tuna Pasta Salad

Cold Pasta Salad Recipes: Tuna Pasta Salad

This pasta salad receipt features everybody’s favorite: tuna with savory stuffed tortellini pasta.

2 (6 1/2 oz.) cans tuna

1 (8 oz.) pkg. Tortellini pasta, filled with Parmesan cheese

4 boiled eggs, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

1/2 cup sweet salad pickle cubes

1/2 cup celery, chopped

Mayonnaise

Directions

Cook pasta in 2 1/2-quart of boiling salted water for approximately 25 minutes; drain and let cool.

Add other ingredients to cooled pasta. Mix in the mayonnaise to taste.

=> Pasta Salad Recipes: Pasta Salad with Spam

Got some canned Spam sitting around in the cupboard? Use it to make this deliciously creamy pasta salad. A cheap and simple recipe for pasta salad.

1 (12 oz.) pkg. pasta curls

1 (12 oz.) can of Spam

1 medium zucchini

1 medium yellow or green pepper

10 cherry tomatoes, quartered

3 green onions

1/4 cup cucumber salad dressing

1/3 cup light vegetable oil

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Chopped olives

Paprika

Directions

Cut vegetables and Spam into julienne strips.

Prepare pasta; drain and place into a medium bowl. Combine the Spam, pasta, zucchini, bell pepper, tomatoes, olives and onions. In a small bowl, combine dressing, oil and pepper.

Add to salad mixture, then toss. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Cover and chill. Stir gently before serving.

=> Summer Pasta Salad: Seafood Pasta Salad

Here’s a great crab pasta salad that will be a hit at any gathering.

Salad

4 ounces pasta, uncooked

8 ounces crab surimi seafood chunks

1/2 cup celery, chopped

1/2 cup green onions, chopped

1/4 cup bell peppers, chopped

2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped

Dressing

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup chili sauce

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Directions

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.

In a massive bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.

In another bowl, stir together the salad dressing ingredients.

Toss dressing into crab mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

=> Pasta Salad Italian Dressing: Italian Pasta Salad with Pepperoni

You can’t beat this zesty Italian American pasta salad featuring your favorite noodles, mushrooms and pepperoni.

7 ounce box pasta noodles

1 small can sliced ripe olives

1/4 cup green pepper, diced

1/4 cup onion, diced

1 ounce pepperoni, chopped

1 small can sliced mushrooms

Italian salad dressing

Parmesan cheese

Salt and pepper

Directions

Cook noodles according to package directions; drain.

Drain the juice from the olives and mushrooms; add to pasta. Add in peppers and onions; stir. Mix in the Italian dressing to thoroughly coat salad.

Add in the pepperoni and Parmesan cheese to taste. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Cold Pasta Salad Recipes: Tuna Pasta Salad