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Have a Pasta Salad Bar at Your Next Party

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Way back in the day, I used to make those boxed pasta salads for family and church picnics. Then, one day I saw the light of how easy it would be to make my own. I have been making pasta salad my way for years. I taught Jordan to make it and for a long time it was known at family gatherings as “Jordan’s Pasta Salad”. Well, Jordan has been on the road as a missionary for the last 2 years so pasta salad making has been placed on my to-do list again. While I was thinking about making pasta salad for our family Labor Day cookout/pool party, I decided to shake it up a bit and create a pasta salad bar. This way each of us could choose what we wanted in our pasta salad. This dish is simple to make and there are seldom leftovers!

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Pasta Salad Bar
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 25 mins
 
This easy pasta salad is a great side dish to compliment everything from burgers and hot dogs to a great big steak.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Author: Cindy
Ingredients
  • 1 bag/box macaroni I use Wacky Mac (see link in blog post)
  • 1 bottle Italian dressing I use Wish Bone Robusto Italian
  • 12 cherry tomatoes quartered
  • 1 bag/box croutons
  • 1 small can sliced olives
  • 1 pkg mini-pepperoni
  • 1 pkg Feta cheese crumbles
  • Grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Cook the pasta according to package directions.
  2. Drain well.
  3. Pour pasta into the serving bowl.
  4. Add 1 cup of Italian dressing and mix well, until all noodles are coated.
  5. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
  6. When you are ready to serve place the tomatoes, croutons, olives pepperoni and cheese in individual bowls alongside the pasta salad. Some people like extra Italian Dressing so have that available too.
  7. Voila! You have a pasta salad bar.

As I said in the recipe, I use Wacky Mac, Enriched Tomato, Beet & Spinach Macaroni, Veggie Spirals in my pasta salad. I like that they are veggie pasta and a bit healthier than regular pasta.

My pasta salad bar was a huge hit at our Labor Day gathering…even if the pool party part of our plans was rained out. I hope you enjoy this recipe and all of the easy recipes I share here on The Mom Maven. I hope you share them on your social networks. I just ask that you not copy and share the entire recipe with photos. Please use the sharing buttons below and share the link to this post. Thanks!
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I'm Cindy aka TheMomMaven. I'm a happily married empty nester living in Tampa Bay. I love all things Disney and I blog about easy recipes, family travel, family entertainement as well as product reviews and giveaways.

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