Best Easy Mostaccioli Salad Recipes

EASY MOSTACCIOLI SALAD

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Perfect for parties, picnics, and potlucks, this chilled mostaccioli salad has a tasty cucumber-onion dressing.

Provided by Mark Adams

Time 8h35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package mostaccioli pasta
6 drops yellow food coloring
1 medium cucumber, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 ½ cups white vinegar
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (MSG)
1 ½ teaspoons yellow mustard
½ cup vegetable oil

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and food coloring to the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Rinse and drain pasta.
Combine cucumber, onion, vinegar, sugar, parsley, garlic salt, salt, pepper, MSG, and mustard in a blender; blend until smooth.
Place pasta in a large bowl. Add oil and toss to coat, then toss with cucumber-onion dressing. Refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
Stir before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 286.4 calories, Carbohydrate 45.2 g, Fat 10 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 396.5 mg, Sugar 18.4 g

EASY MOSTACCIOLI PASTA SALAD

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I discovered this tasty mostaccioli pasta salad in a church cookbook over 15 years ago, then the dog ate the cookbook! The recipe was lost for over a decade until it was recovered through the miracle of crowdsourcing. I'm excited to share it with everyone so this won't happen again! Enjoy! Best when made the day before serving.

Provided by Amber Bennett Stanley

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package mostaccioli pasta
1 cup Italian-style salad dressing
1 cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®)
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon dried parsley
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon celery seed
¼ teaspoon mustard seed

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and put into a large bowl.
Combine Italian salad dressing, creamy salad dressing, sugar, parsley, salt, pepper, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, celery seed, and mustard seed in a smaller bowl. Pour the dressing over the noodles and stir to combine. Refrigerate until needed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.9 calories, Carbohydrate 49.6 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 17.7 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 7.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 869 mg, Sugar 9.9 g