Best Cool Summer Pasta Salad Recipes

COOL SHRIMP PASTA SALAD FOR HOT SUMMER DAYS image

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 Cups uncooked shell pasta (Your family favorite may be substituted)
2 cans salad shrimp drained and rinsed or frozen fully cooked salad shrimp thawed and rinsed (The above amounts of shrimp can change, more or less may be used depending on what your family likes)
1 Single serving can Lesure Baby Peas
1 bunch Celery chopped medium
3 Cups Miricle Whip (depending on how creamy or dry you desire the salad)
Salt and Pepper
Large covered bowl

Steps:

Cook, drain, rinse and cool pasta, letting pasta sit in collonder and stirring occasionally while getting other ingredients together helps pasta cool. In your large bowl combine shrimp,celery and peas add cooled pasta and miricle whip, salt and pepper to taste mix well and chill covered 30-45 minutes or longer. Serve alone or with chips or as a side dish at a bbq.

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Provided by Linda Griffith

Categories Salads

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 10

16 oz penne pasta, cooked and drained
1 pkg johnsonville summer sausage (24oz) cut into thin strips
1 large tomato, diced
1 medium red pepper, diced
1 medium green pepper, diced
1 c snow peas, sliced
1 bunch green onions, sliced
6 oz pepper jack cheese, cubed
6 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
1 1/2 c italian or balsamic vinaigrette dressing

Steps:

1. Place pasta and rest of the ingredients in a large bowl and serve immediately or chill.

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Provided by Alyce Ufheil @Pikake

Number Of Ingredients 5

Steps:

Bring water to boil; add couple drops of olive oil then add your pasta. Stir while waiting for pasta to get to right consistency. Drain into colander.
Place pasta in mixing bowl and add seasonings of your choice. Add all ingredients; chicken, chopped celery, onions, & black olives. Mix together. Add 1 TBsp of olive oil, 2 TBsps Mayo, and 3/4 cup Ranch dressing. Mix well, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve in a presentable bowl of your choice.
You may add chopped hard-boiled eggs.