STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
stylethread site home page -> stylethread forum -> food & dining -> Pasta Salad
Post Info TOPIC: Pasta Salad
Collette


Chanel

Status: Offline
Posts: 4387
Date:
Pasta Salad
Permalink Closed

My dad asked me to bring a pasta salad for mothers day anyone have a good one they recommend?

__________________
I'm thinking balls are to men what purses are to women. It's just a little bag, but we feel naked in public without it. Carrie Bradshaw
ILoveChoo


Hermes

Status: Offline
Posts: 5131
Date:
Permalink Closed

I don't have a recipe and just kind of eyeball the amounts, but everyone always loves this one:

pasta
peas
shredded carrots
brocolli florets (or whatever pther veggie you like)
cubed cheddar cheese
olive oil
red wine vinigar
orgegano, basil, crushed red pepper, ans what else looks good to me
salt and pepper

__________________
"Life's too short to wear ugly shoes."

My recipe blog: healthy-delicious.com
rlutz


Chanel

Status: Offline
Posts: 3630
Date:
Permalink Closed

I make pasta salad alot...
i use
tri colored rotini
after cooking it I mix it with Italian dressing, dry Italian dressing mix (in the spice isle) and parmesan cheese...I also thrw in some fresh broccoli and califlower
I mix it throughly and refridgerate

I am also making it for our mothers day dinner

__________________
Claudia


Gucci

Status: Offline
Posts: 2798
Date:
Permalink Closed

cook macaroni. cut celery, pickles and ham. Mix with the macaroni and then add mayo and mustard.



__________________
itsapinkthing


Coach

Status: Offline
Posts: 1788
Date:
Permalink Closed

A family favorite:

(I also eyeball the amounts)

Tri-color Rottini
Itailian Dressing
Pepporoni cut into small pieces
Black olives sliced (you can leave these out but my family loves them)
A small amont of sliced banana peppers

Top with shaken Parm cheese

__________________
shopgirl82


Chanel

Status: Offline
Posts: 3197
Date:
Permalink Closed

 


whenever i think of pasta salad i think of the way itsapinkthing posted.  you must include black olives, parm, and peppers (i do red peppers).  when i ate meat, i would do pepperoni too. 



__________________
"i tell you one lesson I learned If you want to be something in life, You ain't gonna get it unless, You give a little bit of sacrifice, Oohh, sometimes before you smile you got to cry.." -The Roots
itsapinkthing


Coach

Status: Offline
Posts: 1788
Date:
Permalink Closed

A few more, pasta salad is a summertime favorite at my house:

TEX MEX
2 cups your favorite cooked pasta
1 can corn drainied
1 can black beans drainied
diced red and green peppers
1/2 cup mayo
1 pkg taco seasoning mix

Mix, chill and serve - I mix in crushed tortilla or corn chips just before serving

Tomato & Cucumber
2 cups of your favorite cooked pasta - I like cheese stuffed tortillini with this one
1 pkg 1/2'd grape tomatoes
1 small diced red onion
1 cucumber chopped
your favorite vinigrette dressing

toss and serve

-- Edited by itsapinkthing at 17:03, 2006-05-09

-- Edited by itsapinkthing at 17:05, 2006-05-09

__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
stylethread site home page -> stylethread forum -> food & dining -> Pasta Salad
Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard