174 cool pasta salad Recipes

tube pasta, vegetable oil, cucumbers, thinly sliced, onion, thinly sliced, sugar, water, white vinegar, prepared mustard, dried parsley flakes, salt, pepper, garlic salt

pasta (i use rotini), green pepper (cored and diced small), catalina dressing, divided (i used kraft), mayonnaise, eggs (hardboiled, cooled, and sliced ) (optional)

vegetable radiatore or other short cut pasta, cooked according to package & cooled, carrots, sliced or diced, cucumbers, diced (i used little persians with the skin still on), tomatoes, diced (i used mini red vine), seeded, black olives, sliced, red wine vinaigrette, mayo, parmesan, grated, sea salt & black pepper, freshly ground - to taste

puntalette , cooked al dente & cooled, cucumber, peeled & cut in tiny cubes, water melon , cut in tiny cubes, dried tomatoes, finely diced, spring onions, finely diced, olives, finely diced, basil, finely diced, some fresh goats cheese , torn in small pieces, sauce, olive oil, red wine vineggar, runny honey, juice of half a lemon

dried cheese tortellini, steak, grilled, cooled and sliced into small cubes, oranges or 1 red bell pepper, rinsed and sliced into short strips, grape tomatoes, rinsed, fresh spinach, rinsed and torn, pitted black olives, sliced green onion, own light balsamic vinaigrette or 14 oz any other balsamic vinaigrette

your favorite pasta, cooked, drained and cooled (i use barilla plus bow tie), ranch salad dressing (i use hidden valley), chilpolte chilies in adobo seasoning (plus 1 tbsp of sauce), black beans, drained and well rinsed, green giant mexicorn, drained (corn with red and green peppers), black olives, drained, diced green chilies, drained, sliced pimientos, mexican shredded cheese (i use kraft mexican 4 cheese), chicken, cooked (shredded or cubed ), jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, scallions, white and green thinly sliced

wagon wheel macaroni or 4 oz desired pasta, 1 1/3 cup, tri-colored corkscrew macaroni or 4 oz desired pasta, dried red pepper, crushed, sweet red pepper , cut into thin strips, yellow squash, halved , sliced lengthwise (and/or zucchini), frozen peas, thawed or 1 1/2 cups fresh peas, cooked and cooled, black olives, pitted, drained, smoked cheddar cheese, cubed, unblanched whole almonds, toasted, green onion, sliced, fresh tarragon, snipped or 2 tbsp oregano or 2 tbsp basil or 2 tbsp dill, italian salad dressing

tuna in water, miracle whip light, green onion, sliced, lemon juice , to taste, splenda sugar substitute or 1 tsp other sugar substitute, to taste, pasta, cooked,rinsed and cooled, tomato, sliced, cucumber, sliced, lettuce

penne pasta, cooked, drained and cooled, tomatoes, chopped (1 1/2 lb.), oscar mayer hard salami, chopped, mozzarella cheese, crumbles, fresh basil, sliced, parmesan cheese, grated, kraft roasted red pepper italian parmesan dressing

angel hair pasta, cooked, drained, and cooled, sliced pimientos, drained, green onions, chopped, sliced black olives, drained, vegetable oil, steak seasoning salt (example: mccormick s grill mates montreal steak seasoning), mayonaise, fresh lemon juice, pepper, hot sauce (example tobasco)

penne pasta cooked, drained, and cooled, tomatoes, hard salami, mozzerella cheese crumbles, fresh basil chopped, grated parmesean cheese, kraft roasted red pepper italian with parmesean dressing ** i can tsp find the kraft anymore so i tried newman s own parmesan & roasted garlic. this works pretty good too

bow tie pasta, cooked and cooled, romaine lettuce, chopped, shrimp, cooked and peeled, miracle whip, fresh grated parmesan cheese, garlic salt

rotelle pasta, cooked, drained, and cooled, diced red onion, diced red pepper, corn, drained, diced green chilies, drained, diced jalapeno, chopped fresh cilantro or 1/4 cup parsley, prepared italian dressing, chili powder, ground cumin

rotini pasta, salsa (chunky-mild, medium. or hot), miracle whip, sliced black olives, parmesan cheese

pasta cooked and cooled, white mushrooms sliced, roasted red peppers chopped, salami cut into bite size pieces, provolone cheese cut into bite size pieces, marinated artichoke hearts with liquid, italian dressing, salt, freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh basil

bow tie pasta, cooked drained and cooled, minced red onion, roasted red pepper, sliced (jarred peppers work best), toasted slivered almonds, capers, chopped flat leaf parsley, dijon mustard, minced fresh garlic, apple cider vinegar, kosher salt, black pepper, olive oil

salad macaroni, cooked and cooled to room temp, ro-tel diced tomatoes with peppers, green olives, sliced, black olives, sliced, cheddar cheese, cubed, monterey jack pepper cheese, cubed, green onion, sliced, red onion, chopped, pepper, seasoning salt, mayonnaise (more or less depending on texture of salad)

bow tie pasta, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, cooked, cooled corn kernels, carrot shredded, cooked, cooled, chopped broccoli cooked, chopped, grape tomatoes quartered, mozarella cheese (about 1 1/3 cup) diced, fresh basil leaves cut into ribbons, freshly ground pepper to taste