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There’s nothing better than a couple of delicious pasta salad bowls made from the yummiest pasta salad recipes in the spring or summer months.
If you need to prepare a light, convenient meal that is ideal to bring for workplace lunches, summer cookouts, weekend picnics, and potlucks, then pasta salad is the way to go!
In this article, we share 15 delicious and easy pasta salad recipes that you’ll love to prepare:
15 Delicious & Easy Pasta Salad Recipes
1. Easy Classic Italian Pasta Salad
‘This classic pasta salad recipe pairs perfectly with burgers, chicken, or steak and is packed with robust flavor.
If you love Italian dressing then you’re in for a treat because this pasta salad has the perfect zesty Italian kick your taste buds will crave! …’- Pretty My Party
Recipe: Easy Classic Italian Pasta Salad
2. Seafood Pasta Salad
‘This Seafood Pasta Salad is the perfect side dish to bring to a picnic or backyard barbecue.
Using baby shrimp, this seafood pasta salad is seasoned with dill, seafood seasoning bread, and lite mayonnaise. It can be made with wholewheat or gluten-free macaroni too…’- This Mama Cooks
Recipe: Seafood Pasta Salad
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3. Gluten-Free Pasta Salad
‘Enjoy this gluten-free pasta salad that is a simple, yet beautiful array of complementary tastes tossed with a savory Greek-style salad dressing that your whole family will love…’ –Megan
Recipe: Gluten-Free Pasta Salad
4. Chicken Pasta Salad
‘This simple and delicious Chicken Pasta Salad makes a quick and easy meal or side dish using leftover chicken. Also, it’s the perfect pasta salad to serve at picnics and potlucks…’- Ole Mom
Recipe: Chicken Pasta Salad
5. BLT Pasta Salad
Step up your summer salad game with this BLT Pasta Salad: Crispy bacon, chopped lettuce, fresh tomato and pasta come together in a make-ahead salad that everyone will love!…’-Little House Big Alaska
Recipe: BLT Pasta Salad
6. Sesame Zucchini Noodle Salad
‘Enjoy wonderful sesame noodle salad that uses zucchini noodles in lieu of pasta for a purely plant-based spin, and to make it naturally gluten-free.
This sesame zucchini noodle salad is perfect for nights when it’s too hot to cook, or if you’re just craving something light and healthy…’-Megan
Recipe: Sesame Zucchini Noodle Salad
7. Raw Spiralized Thai Salad
‘Whoever said veggies were boring? This Spiralized Thai Salad is all veggie, all raw, and exploding with flavor! If you aren’t a veggie-lover yet, you will be after tasting this gluten-free and vegan spiralized salad!…’-Rebecca
Recipe: Raw Spiralized Thai Salad
8. Rice Noodle Salad (Vegan + GF)
‘This Rice Noodle Salad is light and fresh. Rice noodles, tofu, vegetables, and yummy seasonings make the noodles super healthy and full of flavor!…’-Rhian
Recipe: Rice Noodle Salad (Vegan + GF)
9. Ramen Noodle Salad
‘This crunchy salad features crisp cabbage, toasted slivered almonds, fresh veggies like peppers, carrots, and green onions.
Everything is tossed in a quick Asian sesame dressing and topped with crunchy instant ramen noodles for the ultimate potluck side dish!…’-Bailey Mills
Recipe: Ramen Noodle Salad
10. Easy Greek Pasta Salad
‘Greek Pasta Salad is a go-to recipe for summer backyard BBQ or picnic potluck.
Light, fresh and easy to make and healthy it is; with simple salad vinaigrette drizzled on it to lift up the flavors…’-Jyothi
Recipe: Easy Greek Pasta Salad
11. Provencal Pasta Salad
‘This pasta salad is super easy, ready in less than 30 minutes, and features a perfect combination of pasta, green beans, red pepper, artichokes, olives, zucchini, red onion, and cherry tomatoes. Yes, crunchy fresh vegetables again!…’- Barbara
Recipe: Provencal Pasta Salad
12. Vietnamese beef noodle salad (bun bo xao)
‘Vietnamese beef noodle salad (bun bo xao) is packed with fresh herbs, flavorful beef, and refreshing lime fish sauce dressing.
It takes only 30 minutes to make, and you can enjoy it either as a main or side dish…’-Sophie
Recipe: Vietnamese beef noodle salad (bun bo xao)
13. Egg Zucchini Noodle Salad
‘Light and gorgeous, this Egg Zucchini Noodle Salad is the perfect quick salad. It’s made with just a few simple FRESH ingredients and seasoned with a flavorful mustard flaxseed oil vinaigrette.
It’s a delicious way to enjoy raw spiralized zucchinis throughout all season!…’-Natalie
Recipe: Egg Zucchini Noodle Salad
14. Chicken Pasta Salad
‘Does Chicken Pasta Salad sound like summer to you?
Grilled Chicken, your favorite pasta, fresh crunchy vegetables, and tangy lemon herb dressing. You need this salad all through the summer.
Grilled Chicken instead of some boring flavorless cooked chicken makes this Pasta salad so good. This summer essential salad is one of our favorites…’- The Flavour Of Kitchen
Recipe: Chicken Pasta Salad
15. Easy Spicy Peanut Pasta Salad (Vegan)
This healthy leftover noodle recipe for Spicy Vegan Peanut Pasta Salad uses leftover spaghetti noodles and lots of fresh veggies.
Recipe: Easy Spicy Peanut Pasta Salad (Vegan)
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Well, do you also love making pasta salad for your lunches? If so, which of the pasta salad recipes do you prepare, or will you prepare first?
Please speak to us in the comments below…
Disclaimer: This is a collaborative post featuring all the food bloggers who shared their pasta salad recipes
Hugs!
Dalene.
These all look so healthy and delicious! I’ll have to try making some of these recipes, would be perfect for lunches!
They sure will; enjoy!
great post. amazing how many options you came up with! i like #1,3,14 (see a theme? i love chicken salad).
Joy at The Joyous Living
Yuum!
This looks amazing! I will have to try these recipes next week! Thank you for sharing these recipes, I never really eat pasta salad but I love to try something new!
You definitely would love some salad recipes. Yuum!
So many different pasta salads that look AMAZING! I have not had pasta salad in a long time, but these make me want some right now!
It’s about time you tried some Wren. Enjoy!
I LOVE pasta salad and there are so many great ideas here! I especially like the idea of using zucchini noodles instead of regular pasta 🙂
Yeah…zucchini for bring gluten-free is it! Yet still delicious!
These all looks so awesome! The only time I really see pasta salad is in the grocery store when it looks disgusting, but these look really yummy.
Oops! That must have discouraged you from taking pasta. But you can try these pasta salad recipes.
Easiest dish to make and I’m currently thawing shrimp to make penne and shrimp pesto as I write this lol. I add mixed veg, pepper and pesto sauce to it and whole pot is done in 30mins.
Oh my! That must be so good Kemi; I need a bite. Delicious!
This is a great list. Love it. They all look delicious. I really need to try the seafood pasta salad.
Sure do Viano! Yummy!
soooo WOW! I love pasta’s and I love to try all this, it all looks so healthy and yummy at the same time, thank you for sharing, so excited to try it all..
Be sure to try the recipes. Yum!