Pasta Salad Recipes

Most pasta salads are heavy on the pasta and light on everything else. This version, which can be served warm or cold, includes a hefty portion of vegetables--both spinach and tomatoes.

This penne pasta salad is a healthier take on a classic cookout side dish.

Quick and nutritious, this zesty take on pasta salad is a family favorite. Garnish with fresh herbs and black olives.

Penne Pasta Salad

A cool summer salad .

This is the best tasting tuna or pasta salad I have ever had!

This is a lighter version of my mom's almost-famous pasta salad. It's a summer classic in our family and great as a side dish or a meal on it's own.

My family loves pasta salad for picnics. Since I haven't been eating pasta as part of my diet, I would just make it and do without. Well, for Labor Day, I realized I didn't have pasta and decided to use some quinoa I had in the pantry. This is tasty, nutty and HEALTHY!! Your family will most likely NOT miss their pasta. Add green and red pepper, chopped onion, small diced broccolli and cauliflower, cucumber and any garden fresh veggie to make even better!

A perfect meal for hot summer days! Very adaptable ~ mix and match your veggies and proteins for endless variety! Even better the next day after the flavors have a chance to blend.

I love suddenly salad, but it's so high in calories! This is my answer to it - using high fiber pasta, fat free dressing, and lots of veggies!

Instead of the full fat Cheddar Cheese Cubes I use 1/2 Cup Shredded Fat Free Cheddar Cheese. feel free to use low fat Italian Dressing.
1/2 cup of this salad is 2 Weight Watcher Points

Light and colorful pasta salad! Serve warm or cold! Perfect side for a BBQ!

Add either cooked chicken or cooked salmon to the recipe to make it a meal and it's wonderful!! I add lemon pepper to taste... and I love to add pickled artichokes when I have them!

Make the Egg Salad option on the back and add ham and corn as a finishing touch!

this is another fantasy recipe of mine. It's slow to make, but is a TON of fun to eat, and, I think, pretty good for you.

This great summer pasta salad is great as a side dish, or you can make it a yummy lunch!

This is a big recipe which yeilds 18 one cup servings.

We wanted something cool and different from our traditional pasta salads. We also wanted it suitable for our vegetarian son. We made this up as we went along and it tastes pretty good.

Quick, Easy and Inexpensive

Cook pasta and rinse off with cold water.

Combined Sour Cream, Cottage Cheese, Mayo, Balsamic Vinegar and / or Red Wine Vinegar.
** I use the cottage cheese to help reduce calories, you can also use yogurt if you like.

Dice up Crab or Immitation Crab, Celery and Scallions.

Add Dill Weed I used 3 tbsp cause I love it but you can spice to taste.

Mix all ingreadients together and serve or refridgerate.

After serving add Hot sause to taste. I found it gave it an extra kick.

Feel free to ad any other veggies to this. I only used what I had on hand.

Cook pasta entire box of pasta as directed, with the exception of no salt in water. Drain, rinse and cool. Add peppers and purple onion then toss. Lightly coat in Vadalia Onion dressing mix from Tastefully Simple. Let cool and serve.

This was an instant family hit! My 3 year old daughter LOVES it!!!!

I had a little bit of tuna left from a large can, but not enough for a sandwich, so I made this for lunch today based on what was in the fridge. Next time I might change up the veggies, and probably add some lettuce for a larger portion.

COLORFUL PASTA SALAD

I make this recipe for my family all the time. It is easy to change around. I omit feta for one of my children, add more spinach or sometimes I leave out the capers. I have also added cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast served it warm adding the spinach right before serving so that it does not wilt. It is a really tasty recipe. The whole grain pasta and spinach make it so nutritional. Hope you like it . This recipe makes approx 10 -1 cup servings
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Fresh pasta salad with black beans, kidney beans and edamame. Perfect for a quick lunch or a light, cool dinner.

This is a great dish for a cook out, picnic, potluck or as a side dish for dinner I make it in large batches because it goes very fast

Try this nutrient-packed pasta salad with a tangy zip at your next potluck, or barbeque. It's also great for dinner on those warm spring and summer days.

This is easy and can be eaten as a side dish or main dish. If I'm making it as a main dish I sometimes add chicken, low fat salami or feta cheese (all not included in the calorie count).

I prefer to make it the night before and let it sit in the fridge overnight to allow the pasta to soak up all the flavors.