Meat And Cheese Pasta Salad Recipes

CREAMY, CHEESY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Gently toss all the salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Set aside.
• For the dressing, combine the mayonnaise and milk.
• Then add the sugar and vinegar.
• Stir well, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour the dressing over the salad, and toss gently to combine.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours Overnight is even better.

AWESOME PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain, and rinse with cold water.
• In a large bowl, combine pasta with tomatoes, cheese, salami, pepperoni, green pepper, olives, and pimentos. Pour in salad dressing, and toss to coat.

MACARONI AND CHEESE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the macaroni and cheese, peas, celery and onion. Combine the mayonnaise, celery salt and seed. Add to macaroni mixture; stir to coat.

ANTIPASTO PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, and cool under cold water.
• In a large bowl, combine the pasta, salami, pepperoni, Asiago cheese, black olives, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and tomatoes. Stir in the envelope of dressing mix. Cover, and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• To prepare the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano, parsley, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Just before serving, pour dressing over the salad, and mix well.

PEA AND CHEESE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the pasta per package directions , making sure not to overcook. Place the peas in the colander and drain the pasta right over the top of the peas, this will cook the peas to a crisp tender doneness. Cool and lightly stir in the rest of the ingredients.
• Chill at least two hours or overnight and serve. You may need to add more salad dressing or mayo as the pasta tends to absorb it the longer you store it.

MEAT AND CHEESE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook rainbow rotini according to the directions on the box. When pasta is done run pasta under cold water to cool. Drain water off pasta.
• Dice tomato and add it to the pasta.
• Dice the green bell pepper and add it to the pasta.
• Add the feta cheese, green olives, mild pepper rings, and sliced pepperoni to the pasta.
• Chop Genoa Salami into bite size pieces and add to the pasta (you will want to have the deli to slice the salami on the thick side).
• Cut mozzarella cheese into small squares and add to the pasta.
• Add the McCormick Salad Supreme, sun-dried tomato pesto, and Italian dressing to the pasta salad.
• Mix well after adding each ingredient.
• Refrigerate for at least one or more hours to let all the flavors mix in to the pasta.

PERFECTLY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil add pasta and boil until al dente. Drain well.
• Place broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, celery, red onions, yellow peppers and black olives in a large mixing bowl. Pour Caesar salad dressing over vegetables and stir to coat the vegetables.
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, pepper, garlic powder and paprika over the vegetable mixture. Stir. Pour pasta into the large bowl and mix well. Refrigerate until cool or serve hot.

CHEESY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine chicken, pasta, cheese, celery and grapes. In a small bowl, combine next seven ingredients. Pour over chicken mixture and toss to coat. Cover and chill until ready to serve; toss with pecans.

MACARONI CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain.
• Rinse with cold water; drain.
• Combine macaroni, cheese, onions, celery and green pepper; set aside.
• Mix together sour cream, mayonnaise, mustard and seasonings.
• Pour over macaroni mixture and stir gently.
• Add thawed peas and bacon and parsley to macaroni.
• Toss.
• Sprinkle salad with paprika and serve.

MEAT PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• pasta salad.
• Fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil.
• Add pasta to the boiling water and cook for 10 mins.
• Drain and run cold water over the pasta.
• Add the meat and nuts to the pasta and mix together.
• dressing.
• Put all ingredients into a jug and whisk together with a fork.
• Pour over the pasta salad.
• Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

PIMENTO CHEESE MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted boiling water to a rolling boil. Add the macaroni and cook until al dente, about 1 minute less than package directions suggest.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, mayonnaise, pimento peppers, Cheddar, chives, smoked paprika, garlic, hot sauce and a pinch of salt and black pepper together until thoroughly combined.
• Transfer the cooked macaroni directly to the large bowl with the cheese mixture and mix until everything is thoroughly combined. Fold in the red bell pepper and garnish with more smoked paprika. Serve immediately or chill in the fridge until ready to serve.

CHEESE AND PECAN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large bowl; set aside.
• Whisk together the garlic, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, half-and-half, an 1/2 cup olive oil in a bowl. Toss with the cooked spaghetti. Add the green bell pepper, red bell pepper, parsley, Jarlsberg, and pecans. Toss the salad again to mix, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.