Tag: Pasta Salad


Oct
2019

Tangy Vegetable Pasta Salad

categories: Recipes, Side dishes

Today I am featuring a recipe that is a perfect side dish to serve during football games this fall. It pairs perfectly with a variety of meats and burgers due to the tangy flavor of the dressing. You can substitute any shape of pasta that you want in this recipe. So get out all of those half boxes of pasta in your onlinephentermine pantry and use them up. Let’s get started on this great side dish.

Start by cooking 4 cups of pasta according to the package directions. Drain pasta and let it cool. Then chop up 1 green pepper, 1 yellow or red onion, and 2 tomatoes. When the pasta is cool, mix it together with the chopped vegetables.

Next make the dressing by mixing 1 (14 oz.) can of sweetened condensed milk with 3 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 cup of sugar, 2 cups of mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.


Add the dressing to the pasta and vegetables and mix thoroughly. Chill at least 4 hours before serving.


Tangy Vegetable Pasta Salad

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Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups bow tie pasta You could use elbow pasta or any other small pasta.
  • 1 green pepper (chopped)
  • 1 onion (chopped) red or yellow
  • 2 tomatoes (chopped)
  • 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensd milk
  • 3 tablesppons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper

Instructions
 

  • Start by cooking 4 cups of pasta according to the package directions. Drain pasta and let it cool. Then chop up 1 green pepper, 1 yellow or red onion, and 2 tomatoes. When the pasta is cool mix it together with the chopped vegetables. Next make the dressing by mixing 1 (14 oz.) can of condensed milk with 3 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 cup of sugar, 2 cups of mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Add the dressing to the pasta and vegetables and mix thoroughly. Chill at least 4 hours before serving.
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Jul
2015

Ham and Dill Pasta Salad

categories: Recipes, Salads, Side dishes

pasta 4Today’s recipe is an easy pasta dish loaded with fresh tomatoes and dill.  It’s late July, which means you are going to start seeing ripe tomatoes in your garden.  And now all you need are some great recipes to use them up.  This is the perfect recipe for you to showcase your garden favorites.  And if you love dill, you are going to love this recipe’s incredibly creamy dill dressing.  Attention dill lovers: This will become your favorite summer picnic recipe.

pasta 6This dish is very easy to make.  Overall it’s about a 30 minute project with a delicious reward.  The first thing you will need to do is boil 3 cups of Rotini pasta according to the package directions.

boiling pastaDrain the pasta and let it cool. Now set the pasta to the side and chop up the 1 1/2 cups of tomatoes, then chop the 1 cup of ham, and chop 1/4 of a cup of onions.

tomaoteshamMix the tomatoes, ham, onions, and 1 cup of frozen peas in with the pasta.  Then chop 3 tablespoons of fresh dill and set it to the side.

dill

chopped dillNow whisk the dressing together. Take 1 cup of buttermilk and whisk it in a 1/2 cup of mayonnaise.  Then whisk in the chopped dill, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt and 1 tablespoon of distilled white vinegar.

buttermilk dressingNow mix the dressing into the pasta and vegetable mixture.

mixed pastaNow refrigerate until ready to serve.  You can always lighten the recipe up by using low-fat mayonnaise.

pasta 5

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Ham and Dill Pasta Salad

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of Rotini pasta
  • 1 1/2 cups of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup of chopped ham
  • 1/4 cup of chopped onions
  • 1 cup of frozen peas (thawed)
  • 3 tablespoons of fresh dill
  • 1 cup of buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup of mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt
  • 1 tablespoon of distilled white vinegar

Instructions

  1. The first thing you will need to do is boil 3 cups of Rotini pasta according to the package directions.
  2. Drain the pasta and let it cool. Now set the pasta to the side and chop up the 1 1/2 cups of tomatoes, then chop the 1 cup of ham, and chop 1/4 of a cup of onions.
  3. Mix the tomatoes, ham, onions, and 1 cup of frozen peas in with the pasta. Then chop 3 tablespoons of fresh dill and set it to the side.
  4. Now whisk the dressing together. Take 1 cup of buttermilk and whisk it in a 1/2 cup of mayonnaise. Then whisk in the chopped dill, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt and 1 tablespoon of distilled white vinegar.
  5. Now mix the dressing into the pasta and vegetable mixture.
  6. Now refrigerate until ready to serve. You can always lighten the recipe up by using low-fat mayonnaise.

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