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Pasta Salad Bar

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

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 2 hours hours

Total Time 2 hours hours 25 minutes minutes

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

• Cook the pasta according to package directions.
• Drain well.
• Pour pasta into the serving bowl.
• Add 1 cup of Italian dressing and mix well, until all noodles are coated.
• Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
• 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.
• 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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Mac Salad

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Ingredients

1 lb pasta (elbow macaroni, small shells, spiral etc)
8-16 oz sour cream
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp celery powder

Directions

1. In a large pan. boil pasta according to package directions.
2. Drain pasta and run under cold water.

3. In a large bowl, mix together sour cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and celery powder.

4. Add cooled pasta and mix well. **NOTE Start by adding 8oz sour cream. If salad seems too dry add more. I used large bowtie pasts because I had it on hand and I think because of the size of the pasta, my salad needed 16 oz of sour cream.

5. When pasta is coated with sour cream mixtures, add Parmesan cheese and mix well.

6. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

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Mac Salad

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 2 hours hours

Total Time 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

• 1 lb pasta elbow macaroni, small shells, spiral etc
• 8-16 oz sour cream
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp celery powder

Instructions

• In a large pan. boil pasta according to package directions.
• Drain pasta and run under cold water.
• In a large bowl, mix together sour cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and celery powder.**NOTE Start by adding 8oz sour cream. If salad seems too dry add more. I used large bowtie pasts because I had it on hand and I think because of the size of the pasta, my salad needed 16 oz of sour cream.
• Add cooled pasta and mix well.
• When pasta is coated with sour cream mixtures, add Parmesan cheese and mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

Notes

Add in vegetables if desired

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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