Recipes

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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[cookinfreak]

I use the tricolor rotini.

Chopped tomato

Sliced black olives

Sliced cukes

For the dressing I drain the oil off of the bottle of Italian dressing and add a package of original ranch dressing to it. Then I put Feta on the side for people who want to add that to their serving

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[cindyNC]

I make pasta salad a couple of times a month. 

1 cup pasta (prior to cooking) (Barilla Protein + due to diabetes)

yellow squash cooked slightly in the micorwave

cucumber

Onion (like to use red but yellow ok too)

cubes of mozarrella cheese

half bottle of Ken's Zesty Italian

Optional add-ins: chick peas, black olives,celery, salami or pepperoni, shredded parmesan cheese, tomatoes

Pretty much heavy on the veggies

[BLH]

The pasta salad I make is great because there is nothing in it to spoil.  

1lb rotini

3 cukes

2 green peppers

1 onion

1 jar chopped pimentos

Dressing is 1 can tomato soup, 3/4 cup oil, 3/4 cup vinegar, 3/4 cup sugar.

Absolutely delicious and refeshing when cold.

[nycalady]

Super simple: Mix together  mayo, bit of milk & packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix, add cooked small cut pasta of choice,  optional - add green onion or grape tomatos

[ALRATIBA]

I get creative with pasta salads.  I buy lots of different salad dressings -  all kinds of vegetables to add - both fresh and canned.  Frequently add tuna or salmon.   I recently "discovered" seasoned rice wine vinegar ... using it frequently.

• I often buy a bag of mixed salad and add pasta and addtional dresssing. Different salad blends / different dressings ... and other additions depending what's in the fridge.
• I add pasta to cole slaw - alone or with some salmon or tuna.
• I just got a spaghetti salad receipt from allrecipes dot com - calls for peppers, tomatoes, onion, etc., etc., 
  
  
• An easy one - rotelle with some mayo and pesto and tomatoes and cucumbers.

[RedTop]

@BLH 

I use that same dressing for bean salad.

[happilyretiredgirl]

@RedTop  Bean Salad sounds good...I have never had that, what type of beans do you use if you don't mind sharing your receipe.  Thanks

[RedTop]

@happilyretiredgirl 

I use canned green beans, wax beans, kidney beans, and green lima beans, all drained, chopped green and red pepper, onions, celery if I have it, plus the tomato soup dressing.  

My family likes chopped raw jalapeño pepper in bean and pasta salads, as well as chopped garlic.   

[Tinkrbl44]

Anyone use shelled edamame beans in their salads?  I've added them to soups a couple times, and have a wonderful green color,  but now I'm thinking they'd be just as good in pasta salads.