Pasta salad draws to mind images of sad, cold noodles, haphazardly chopped veggies and maybe some diced ham packed into a plastic tub. It’s filling, it’s fine, but it’s not even remotely exciting. It shouldn’t be that way though, because pasta is delicious, which means pasta salad should be outstanding.
That’s what we have for you right here: outstanding pasta salad recipes that completely reinvent the classic. (We also have one classic recipe because when it’s homemade it can actually be pretty good.) So get the pot of water boiling (don’t forget to salt it), start chopping the veggies and give pasta salad the makeover it deserves.
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Half Baked Harvest
Everything But The Kitchen Sink Pasta Salad
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Foodie Crush
Kale Caesar Pasta Salad
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Gimme Some Oven
Lemony Artichoke Pasta Salad
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Simply Recipes
Pesto Pasta Salad
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How Sweet It Is
Goat Cheese And Arugula Pasta Salad
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Half Baked Harvest
Basil Goat Cheese Pasta Salad
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Foodie Crush
Macaroni Salad With Smoked Mozzarella and Prosciutto
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Pinch of Yum
Best Easy Italian Pasta Salad
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A Spicy Perspective
Pasta With Peas, Smoked Almonds And Dill
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Gimme Some Oven
Pizza Pasta Salad
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A Beautiful Mess
Creamy Winter Pasta Salad
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How Sweet It Is
Smoky Heirloom Tomato And Grilled Peach Pasta Salad With Basil Vinaigrette
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The Clever Carrot
Whole Wheat Pasta Salad With Feta And Pea Shoots
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Half Baked Harvest
Greek Lemon Roasted Broccoli Pasta Salad
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Gimme Some Oven
Veggie Lovers' Pasta Salad
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Simply Recipes
Pasta Salad With Corn, Bacon And Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
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Foodie Crush
Whole Wheat Greek Pasta Salad
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Half Baked Harvest
Strawberry Avocado Pesto Pasta Salad
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Laura Bolton for Fork Knife Swoon
Lemony Orzo Pasta Salad with Cucumber and Feta
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Gimme Some Oven
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
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Cooking Classy
Classic Macaroni Salad
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A Beautiful Mess
Broccoli Pasta Salad