Pasta salad recipe

[katystar]

I'm doing a buffet for about 50 people and would be grateful of anyones tried and tested pasta salad recipes.Always bought ready made before but am sure will be easy to make my own.Many thanks.

[Jan1957]

I've made this one before. Very easy and very tasty.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2994/deli-pasta-salad

[pericat]

Pasta shapes, kidney beans and tuna with dressing of your choice
also rice and corn are a nice salad accompaniment

[mallam]

Pasta salad is word salad. Salad is salad. NO rice, NO fusilli or whatever the heck else faradiddlini.

[pingu748]

Pasta, pesto, olive & crispy bacon ...

Pasta, good virgin olive oil, lemon juice (fresh, not bottled) ground black pepper & vine tomato

[mccfluff]

some chipolatas or any good quality sausage browned and cooked off then cut into chunks, pasta and sweetcorn/peppers with a honey and mustard sauce is nice but might be pricey to do

chop ham peppers egg and other veg you fancy and mix with pasta and mayo

pasta and pesto with spinach

[chazza]

I just chop up a few peppers of different colours, add some grated cheese and chopped spring onions, and a load of french dressing! Easy and tasty!

[Mortartube]

This one is one I concocted some years ago. You can cut any chicken up quite small to make it go further. I have not found one person who dislikes this.

Chicken & Bacon Pasta Salad

Serves 2 to 3 people

Ingredients

1 x chicken breast

2 x Rashers unsmoked lean bacon (rind removed)

Penne Pasta

Small tub of soured cream

Grated Parmesan Cheese

Snipped fresh chives

Freshly ground black pepper

Sweet cherry Tomatoes - Quartered

Cucumber - Diced into small cubes.

Grill a chicken breast and also a couple of rashers of lean unsmoked bacon until the bacon is crispy. Allow to cool.

Boil some Penne pasta and when cooked drain and throw into a bowl. While the pasta is still hot add some grated Parmesan cheese and mix with a fork to coat the pasta. Let the pasta cool. When the pasta is cool add some soured cream and fresh chopped chives, also a twist of freshly ground black pepper. Mix well until the pasta is coated in the cream and chive mix.

Cube the chicken breast and crumble the crispy bacon into the bowl with the pasta. Add some sweet cherry tomatoes quartered and some cucumber finely diced into small cubes. Mix the whole lot again with a fork.

Serve chilled.

[katerich48]

I use an American recipe that my sister gave me years ago... any type of pasta (but not spaghetti or tagliatelli) Artichoke hearts (in can) chopped ... sweet red peppers (in Jar - the pickled type) chopped... pack of salami chopped... some Gherkins chopped....a dollop of mayonaise... and some french/italian dressing and mix... never ever had any complaints always disappears at parties....I've also substituted the salami with chopped crabsticks and prawns...

[NiceCupOfTea]

This sounds gross, but when I was a kid was a firm family favourite. Get your pasta shapes cooked and put in a bowl. Add a tin of spam, cut into small cubes. Add the sauce which you make by mixing together mayonnaise and curry powder to whatever strength you like, adjusting the quantity so it lightly covers the pasta spam mix but doesn't swamp it.