Creamy Pasta Salad Recipes

The easiest creamy pasta salad recipes are made with store-bought dressings such as

The homemade variety can be made with Mayonnaise, Sour Cream, Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, and Soya Products for people who prefer non-dairy.

Cheesy Pasta Salad

6 oz. mixed pasta noodles

1 carrot-sliced

1/3 long english cucumber,sliced and quartered

4-6 cherry tomatoes, halved

1/4 yellow pepper, chopped

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

3-cheese ranch dressing, to taste

salt and pepper if desired, to taste.

Cook noodles about 6-9 minutes until desired tenderness is achieved. Drain and rinse in cold water, and let cool.

When noodles are cool, add vegetables and parmesan cheese to salad and gently mix.

Add dressing a little at a time, gently mixing until desired consistency is achieved.

Cool for 2 hours before serving

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Creamy Dilled Salmon Pasta Salad

6 oz. pasta noodles

1 can salmon

2 slices purple onion

1/2 long english cucumber-sliced and diced

1/2 bell pepper, any colour-chopped

2 tbsp. dried dill weed

salt to taste

Dressing:

1 cup mayonnaise
2-3 tbsp. lemon juice

Boil noodles for 6-9 minutes. Drain,rinse and cool.

Add all other ingredients and gently mix.

Mayonnaise can be blended with yogurt or sour cream, or it can be excluded altogether and substituted with one or the other.

Lemon juice can be substituted with flavoured wine vinegar or lime juice.

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