How to Make Pasta Salad

Making your own pasta salad is easy and quick, and it’s much less expensive than buying it from a deli. This recipe is for a simple chicken pasta salad.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/2 pkg. 8 oz. rotelle pasta
• 3 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 cup diced zucchini
• 3/4 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp dried basil
• 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup diced tomatoes
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• Chicken
• Celery
• Ground black pepper
• Salt
• Rotelle pasta
• Mayonnaise
• Zucchini
• Lemon juice
• Dried oregano
• Sour cream
• Dried basil
• Tomatoes
• Fresh parsley

1. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package.

2. Rinse the pasta well with cold water then drain.

3. Add the chicken, zucchini, tomatoes and celery.

4. Blend the remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor until well mixed.

5. Chill the dressing for one hour.

6. Toss the salad with the dressing then serve.

Tips & Warnings

• This recipe makes around ten cups of pasta salad.
• Making different kinds of pasta salad is easy—with cooked pasta as the base, all you need is some sea food or meat, seasonings and diced vegetables and you’ve got everything you need.

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