434 salad cool cheese Recipes

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

tuna in water, drained, miracle whip, nonfat plain yogurt, italian dressing, pasta, cooked , rinsed in cool water & drained (any pasta, i used wacky mac veggie spirals), frozen vegetables, cooked and cooled (i used california mix), parmesan cheese, grated, herbes de provence, celery salt, dill

lean ground beef, browned, drained and cooled, taco seasoning (mild or medium.), head iceberg lettuce, finely chopped, sweet onions, diced, slicing tomatoes, diced, green pepper, seeded and diced, frozen corn, thawed, sliced black olives, drained, cilantro (plus extra for garnish ), nacho cheese flavor doritos, crushed in the bag, ranch salad dressing, chilled (do not use fat free (it will get too watery!), avocado, sliced for garnish on top of salad (optional)

rotini pasta , cooked according to package directions for al-dente and cooled (or farfalle or other medium sized pasta), carrots, peeled and shredded, celery ribs, diced, green onions, diced (use all but the toughest of the dark green leaves), light bleu cheese salad dressing, light ranch salad dressing, hot sauce (preferably frank s, and have more to add to taste), chicken breasts, poached and shredded (rotisserie works well!)

tri-color spiral pasta, cooked and drained, green pepper, chopped, red pepper, chopped, cucumbers, chopped, marinated artichoke hearts, chopped, onion, finely chopped, vine-ripened tomato, coarsely diced, black olives, sliced, hard salami or 1/2 lb pepperoni, diced, mozzarella cheese or 1/2 lb provolone cheese, diced, pepperoncini peppers (optional) or other hot pepper (optional), snow peas (optional), snap peas (optional), green peas (optional), broccoli (raw or blanched ) (optional), cauliflower (raw or blanched ) (optional), carrot (shredded or sliced ) (optional), green beans (raw or blanched ) (optional), lima beans (cooked and cooled ) (optional), garbanzo beans (cooked and cooled ) (optional), mushroom (fresh or canned ) (optional), olive oil, red wine vinegar, fresh basil leaves, chopped, garlic clove, crushed, anchovy paste (optional), salt and pepper

avocado, mashed, sour cream, italian dressing, chopped onion, chili powder, salt, lettuce, shredded (roughly 1 head ), fresh tomatoes, chopped, chopped green chili (okay out of a can, but pat dry between papertowels), chopped black olives, grated monterey jack cheese (can substitute for cheddar or pepperjack cheese), crushed plain doritos (my favorite flavor- pepperjack, okay to use cool ranch or plain tortilla chips), drained picante sauce

pasta, cooked, drained and cooled, cubed fully cooked ham, cubed cheddar cheese, green pepper, diced, diced red onion, sliced ripe olives, drained, creamy italian salad dressing, ranch salad dressing, dried basil, pepper, garlic powder, salt

dijon mustard, sherry wine vinegar, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, ear of corn blanched cooled and kernels cut from cob, chopped red onion, chopped italian parsley, butter lettuce leaves, asparagus tips blanched and cooled, zucchini thinly sliced on the diagonal, yellow squash thinly sliced on the diagonal, tomatoes cut into wedges, orange bell pepper cut into thin strips, water packed fresh mozzarella cheese sliced

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

cottage cheese, cool whip, orange jell-o, fruit cocktail, mandarin oranges, nuts (to taste)

crushed thin pretzels, sugar, melted butter, cooled, cream cheese, cool whip, sugar, strawberry jello, boiling water, frozen strawberries, crushed pineapple

curd cottage cheese, cool whip, jello regular raspberry gelatin powder (not sugar free), pineapple chunks in juice

rotini pasta, cooked and cooled, chicken strips, cooked, cooled and chopped, celery, thinly sliced, carrots, shredded, crumbled blue cheese, mayo, ranch dressing, wing sauce or hot sauce or more to taste, white vinegar, garlic powder , garlic pepper to taste

crushed pineapple, drained and juice reserved, whole berry cranberry sauce, drained and juice reserved, water , or as needed, raspberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as jell-o), cream cheese at room temperature, mayonnaise, frozen whipped topping (such as cool whip), thawed, tart apple, peeled and finely chopped, chopped walnuts, frozen whipped topping (such as cool whip), thawed - or to taste

cooked and cooled brown rice, black beans, drained and rinsed, steamfresh corn, cooked and cooled, pico de gallo , from the produce aisle, feta cheese, crumbles, wishbone bountifuls hearty italian dressing, salt and pepper

bacon, fresh bagged and pre-washed spinach, rinsed and sliced mushrooms, diced tomato, fresh cooked shrimp, cooled or 1 lb frozen pre-cooked shrimp, thawed, peach, fat-free sun-dried tomato vinaigrette dressing, green hot pepper sauce (such as a green jalapeno sauce), baguette , loaf from the bakery, fresh basil leaves, fresh mozzarella cheese, diced tomato, extra virgin olive oil, basil pesto (i use the pre-made type from the dairy section)

jiffy cornbread mix , baked according to directions and cool, buttermilk ranch salad dressing mix , made according to directions, head romaine lettuce, tomato, chopped, mexican-style corn, black beans, rinsed and drained, four-cheese mexican blend cheese, shredded, purple onion, sliced

pasta shells, cooked, drained and cooled, cubed cooked turkey or 3 cups chicken, diced green pepper, chopped onion, bleu cheese salad dressing, sour cream, celery seeds, pepper, salt (optional)