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Cold Pasta Salad Recipes

Cold Pasta Salad Recipes

These simple mouth-watering Cold Pasta Salad Recipes are certain to make any family meal memorable.

Cold Italian Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

1/2 pound Creamettes Rainbow Rotini

1 Large can unseasoned artichokes

1 (5 oz.) Pepperoni stick, sliced (optional)

1 cup cauliflower – tiny flowerets

1 cup broccoli – tiny flowerets

1 cup diced Monterey Jack cheese

1 medium carrot, grated

3 green onions, sliced

1 cup Italian dressing

Directions:

Prepare the Rotini as directed on the package, drain. Add the remaining ingredients.Cover and chill. This is a super fast recipe that works great for many occasions.

Gayle’s Macaroni Salad Recipe

Ingredient:

2 cups cooked macaroni ( sea shells)

2 hard cooked eggs

1/4 cup celery – diced

1/4 cup Colby cheese – cubed

1/4 cup sweet pickles – diced

1 tablespoon minced onion

1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Mix in Mayonnaise or Hellman’s salad dressing till creamy about ½ cup. Or more if you like it creamier.

Serve chilled.

Optional ingredients are chopped stuffed olives and chopped green pepper.

Spaghetti Salad

Ingredients:

1 pound box spaghetti, broken into 3 inch pieces

1 onion, while or yellow

1 green pepper, chopped

1 tomato, chopped

1 8 oz. Bottle of Catalina Salad Dressing

1 8 oz. Bottle of Italian Salad Dressing

1 bottle McCormick Salad Dressing Seasoning Supreme (yellow lid)

1/2 jar McCormick Salad Topping

Directions:

Cook the spaghetti according to the package. Drain well. Add the remaining ingredients and stir to incorporate.

This is a good recipe to make a day ahead so the flavors all get infused into the spaghetti.

Marie’s Macaroni Salad

Ingredients:

1/2 pound elbow macaroni

1 teaspoon salt

4 cups boiling water

Cook macaroni in boiling, salted water until all the water is absorbed and macaroni is tender, but a little chewy in consistency. Stir frequently to keep from sticking to the pan.Cool and chill.

1/2 cup small cubes of cheese or cold meat

1 cup diced celery

2 hard cooked eggs

1 tablespoon minced pimento

1 tablespoon minced onion

1 tablespoon minced green pepper

salt and pepper to taste

Mix these ingredients with your favorite dressing. Serves 8 to 10 people.

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