When it comes to family gatherings and outdoor events, a delicious pasta salad can be a great addition to the menu. Here are nine tasty pasta salads that are sure to please. From classic combinations to more unique flavor profiles, these salads offer something for everyone.
BLT Pasta Salad – With Bacon!
This salad is a twist on the classic BLT sandwich, with tender pasta, crumbled bacon, grape tomatoes, romaine, red onion, and parsley in a mayo, sour cream, Dijon, and lemon dressing.
Deviled Egg Pasta Salad
This creamy salad brings elbow macaroni and six hard-boiled eggs together in just 20 minutes for eight servings. Mashed yolks form the dressing with mayonnaise, sweet relish, Dijon, and apple cider vinegar, while celery, red onion, and red bell pepper add crunch.
Pesto Orzo Salad
Bright color and a small pasta shape make this salad easy to scoop alongside grilled food or pack into lunch containers. The 20-minute recipe serves six and combines orzo with basil pesto, mayonnaise, Parmesan, mozzarella pearls, grape tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, and green onions.
Salmon Pasta Salad
This cool, creamy, and substantial salad makes ten servings with five minutes of prep and 15 minutes of cooking. Chilled pasta is folded with cooked salmon, grated cucumber, sour cream, mayonnaise, fresh dill, parsley, and lemon juice.
Pizza Pasta Salad
Playful pizza-shop flavor runs through this salad, a 20-minute recipe that makes eight servings. Spiral pasta holds Italian dressing around pepperoni, pepper Jack cheese, bell pepper, red onion, grape tomatoes, parsley, and Italian seasoning.
Summer Bow Tie Pasta Salad
Colorful vegetables fill nearly every forkful of this salad, which takes 33 minutes and serves eight. Farfalle is mixed with grape tomatoes, orange bell pepper, zucchini, yellow squash, black olives, parsley, and red onion.
Picnic Bacon Pasta Salad
Smoky, creamy, and built for a generous scoop, this salad takes 50 minutes and makes six servings. Bow tie pasta is mixed with bacon, cheddar, grape tomatoes, green bell pepper, and green onions, then coated in a mayonnaise and sour cream dressing with cider vinegar, herbs, and smoked paprika.
Steak & Pasta Salad
Steakhouse flavor gives this salad enough substance to work as dinner rather than only a side. Ready in 25 minutes and serving eight, it combines pasta and cooked steak with baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, radishes, corn, blue cheese, and red onion.
Rotisserie Chicken Pasta Salad
A lighter, tangier dressing sets this salad apart from the heavier mayo-based bowls. The 30-minute recipe serves six and combines bow tie pasta with rotisserie chicken, roasted red peppers, red onion, basil, parsley, and garlic.
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