Pasta Salad Recipes

A fresh and flavorful collection of pasta salad recipes perfect for BBQs, picnics, and easy weeknight sides! Featuring favorites like creamy macaroni salad, Italian pasta salad, Antipasto Pasta Salad, and more. These make-ahead, crowd-pleasing dishes are ideal for summer cookouts and potluck parties—easy to prep and packed with flavor!
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Creamy Macaroni Salad – PERFECT Potluck & BBQ Side!
Creamy Macaroni Salad loaded with tender elbow pasta, crunchy red onion, celery, bell pepper, fresh herbs, and a smooth mayo-sour-cream dressing brightened with Dijon and white-wine vinegar—ready in 30 minutes and perfect for BBQs, potlucks, picnics, and make-ahead weekday lunches. Pin now so you never buy deli macaroni salad again! #MacaroniSalad #PastaSalad #BBQSide #PotluckRecipe #MakeAheadSalad
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Family Favorite Macaroni Salad
You can’t have a BBQ party or a potluck without some delicious Macaroni Salad. No need to get it at the store because it is so easy to make with a few simple ingredients. This is our favorite Macaroni Salad full of red onions, celery, bell peppers, herbs, and of course, delicious creamy dressing.
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Antipasto Pasta Salad
Antipasto Pasta Salad is loaded with salami, mozzarella, black olives, artichokes, pepperoncini peppers, and cherry tomatoes. Vibrant oil and vinegar dressing is the perfect finish for this Italian inspired pasta salad.
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Easy Italian Antipasto Pasta Salad
Bring the taste of Italy to your next gathering with this vibrant Antipasto Pasta Salad! This easy recipe is loaded with delicious salami, fresh mozzarella, artichoke hearts, olives, and pepperoncini, all tossed in a simple homemade balsamic dressing. It's the perfect make-ahead side dish for summer cookouts, BBQs, and potlucks. Plus, find simple tips to make it gluten-free! #AntipastoPastaSalad #ItalianPastaSalad #EasyRecipe #SummerSalad #CookoutFood #PastaSalad
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Our Favorite Macaroni Salad - Easy Homemade Salad For Your Next BBQ
italian tortellini pasta salad with homemade italian dressing is an easy and delicious side dish
Italian Tortellini Pasta Salad
Homemade dressing is a key to a delicious tortellini salad. I combine an easy homemade Italian dressing with four cheese tortellini, salami, capicola ham, pepperoni, fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, banana peppers, and fresh herbs.
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Our Family's Favorite Pasta Salad
This is the our family’s favorite Pasta Salad because it has it all! It has a perfect balance of sweet, savory, and tart flavors in each and every bite. The pasta salad itself is incredible, but what really makes it stand out from other pasta salad recipes is the mouthwatering homemade dressing. Oh, and there is bacon!
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Creamy Tortellini with Peas Asparagus and Bacon!
Delicious creamy tortellini dish made comforting with Parmesan cream sauce and crispy bacon and it’s also loaded with peas and asparagus. This is an easy dinner that will only take about 30 minutes to prepare.
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Antipasto Pasta Salad - aka Italian Pasta Salad!
Antipasto Pasta Salad is loaded with salami, mozzarella, black olives, artichokes, pepperoncini peppers, and cherry tomatoes. Vibrant oil and vinegar dressing is the perfect finish for this Italian inspired pasta salad.
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Green Goddess Macaroni Salad is a simple summer dish that features celery, green onions, herbs, tender macaroni, and incredible green goddess dressing.
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Mediterranean Orzo Salad
This easy-to-make Mediterranean Orzo Salad is satisfying, filling, and anything but boring! Orzo salad is packed with fresh Mediterranean flavors, including tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, crumbled feta cheese, and homemade Greek dressing. It’s a great summer salad for outdoor parties, potlucks, picnics, and more!
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Cheddar Bacon Ranch Tortellini Salad
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Tortellini Salad. This tortellini salad is loaded with crispy bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, and tossed in a creamy ranch sauce. #cheddar #bacon #ranch #tortellini #tortellinisalad #pastasalad #pasta #sidedish
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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
As a light lunch or as a side dish for a BBQ, Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is always a huge hit. Put simply, it’s a tasty pasta salad inspired by the classic Caesar Salad. This pasta salad is made with seasoned pan-seared or grilled chicken, homemade Caesar dressing, some romaine lettuce, green bell pepper, and, of course, crunchy croutons!