Best Sweet Pasta Salad Recipes

SWEET-SOUR PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water. Place in a large serving bowl. Stir in the onion, tomato, cucumber, green pepper and parsley; set aside. , In a small saucepan, combine the dressing ingredients. Cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Serve with a slotted spoon.

SWEET AND SOUR PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook seashell pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
• Mix pasta, cucumbers, onion, green bell pepper, and pimento peppers in a large bowl.
• Whisk tomato soup, sugar, vinegar, and oil together in a bowl until smooth; pour over pasta mixture. Stir to coat. Refrigerate 12 to 24 hours before serving, stirring occasionally.

EASY PASTA SALAD WITH SWEET AND SOUR DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta as directed on package. Right before pasta is finished add frozen mixed vegetables to thaw. (allow for the vegetables to reheat the water until it steams. You just want to thaw them not cook them). Drain and set aside. Dice the fresh vegetables and meat. Add to pasta. Gently toss. Cover and set in refrigerator.
• 2. While pasta is cooking make dressing. Combine all dressing ingredients in a pint jar with a lid. Place lid on jar and screw down tightly. Shake until the sugar dissolves. Set in the refrigerator to give flavors time to mingle and garlic to soften-about 30 min to an hr. Pour entire contents over chilled pasta. Garnish with shredded cheese of choice. Serve cold.

SWEET PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In large bowl, combine pasta, carrot, green pepper and onion. In medium bowl, combine vinegar, sugar, condensed milk, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Toss salad with dressing and chill 4 hours in refrigerator before serving.

SWEET AND SOUR PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
• Place in large serving bowl, add onion, tomato, cucumber, green pepper and parsley, set aside.
• In a saucepan combine the dressing ingredients, cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.
• Pour over salad and toss.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Serve with slotted spoon.

SWEET AND TANGY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the cucumber, corn, artichokes, olives, red pepper and onion. Drain pasta and rinse in cold water; stir into vegetable mixture. , In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve with a slotted spoon.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE PENNE PASTA WITH TOMATOES AND PEAS AND SWEET CORN SALAD

Steps:

• In a saucepan cook the sausage until almost finished and remove from the saucepan. To the saucepan add 1/4 cup of olive oil and heat. Then add 1 cup of onions, oregano and garlic and saute for 2 minutes. Then add 6 cups of tomatoes, parsley and 1/4 cup of basil. Simmer for 5 minutes than add back to the sausage and simmer for 10 minutes then add the peas. Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Toss pasta with the sausage, add 1/2 cup of basil and season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the kernels off the ears of corn and in a large bowl mix the corn with, remaining onion, 6 chopped tomatoes, basil and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

ROASTED SWEET PEPPER PASTA SALAD WITH HERBS AND FETA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°. Spray rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with cooking spray. Place bell peppers and onion in single layer in pan. Spray vegetables with cooking spray. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until vegetables are lightly browned and tender.
• Meanwhile, cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
• Toss bell peppers, onion, pasta and remaining ingredients in large bowl. Serve immediately, or refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.

SPRING SWEET PEA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the bow tie pasta, and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse well with cold water, then toss with the olive oil, and set aside.
• Stir the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, dried dill, cayenne pepper, and salt until smooth. Fold in the onion, peas, ham, Cheddar cheese, and bow tie pasta. Garnish with the dill sprigs to serve.

SWEET AND SOUR PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, but do not drain.
• Place frozen vegetables in colander. To drain pasta, pour over frozen vegetables in colander. Let stand until vegetables are thawed.
• Place vegetables and pasta in large bowl. Add corn, ham and sweet-and-sour sauce; toss.

SWEET AND SOUR BROCCOLI PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta per package directions, omitting salt and adding broccoli during the last 2 minutes of cooking.
• Drain and rinse well under cold water until pasta and broccoli are cool.
• Place pasta, broccoli, carrots and apple in a medium bowl.
• Combine yogurt, apple juice, cider vinegar, oil, mustard, honey and thyme and pour over pasta mixture; tossing to coat evenly.
• Serve on lettuce leaves.

SWEET AND SOUR PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cook noodles according to package (about 8 minutes) or until al dente. Rinse under cold water and drain.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine the drained noodles,carrots,peppers and onions.
• 3. In a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise,milk, vinegar, sugar,salt and pepper. Pour over the noodle vegetable mixture and toss to coat.
• 4. Cover and refrigerate over night. You can add any veges you like and even meat if you choose to. Cubes of cheddar cheese is also nice in this recipe.

SWEET PEA-BOW TIE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta for 12 minutes; then drain. (I add a bit of vegetable oil to the water before it comes to a boil, so pasta doesn't stick together).
• 2. Rinse pasta under cold water, and drain pasta well.
• 3. In a large bowl mix together, the sweetened condensed milk, mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, buttermilk, salt and pepper.
• 4. Place in refrigerator til ready to mix salad ingredients together.
• 5. When ready to assemble salad together, in a medium sized bowl, add some of the pasta, some of the carrots, a teaspoon or so of the diced red onion, a third of the diced celery, and some of the dressing; mix together gently with a spatula.
• 6. Add salad mixture to a "very" large size bowl, (I used my largest Tupperware bowl; total capacity: 32 cups) cuz this recipe does make an enormous amount of salad.
• 7. Toss a few peas, over the salad.
• 8. Repeat mixing the pasta, carrots, onion and celery together, (in small amounts) in the medium sized bowl along with the dressing, then place ontop of the salad in the "very" large size bowl, along with some of the peas.
• 9. Keep layering til all the ingredients are used up; ending with peas ontop of the salad.
• 10. Cover the bowl, and chill salad for several hours in the refrigerator, or overnight.
• 11. Before serving, be sure to stir the salad.
• 12. This salad keeps well for several days in the refrigerator.
• 13. Note: For this recipe, I substituted matchstix (French-Cut Cooking Carrots) for the shredded carrots. You can find these in your produce section. It came in a (10 oz.) bag, but I only use 3/4's of the bag, about (8 oz).

HOT DOG, SWEET CORN PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta/macaroni according to package directions after adding salt to the water before boiling it. Drain, add the butter and let it cool.
• Meanwhile, cook the hot dogs as desired (grilled, boiled or pan-fried). Cool enough to handle. Slice into circles. If small children will be eating, cut the circles in halves and quarters.
• Combine mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Mix them well.
• Place pasta, hot dog, onions, sweet corn in a large bowl.
• Pour dressing over the pasta and toss gently with two spoons until the pasta is fully covered with the dressing and all the ingredients are mixed well together.
• Chill for a couple of hours in the refrigerator before serving or over night.
• Add some grated parmesan before serving if you wish.
• Enjoy :).

SWEET PEA-BOW TIE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta for 12 minutes; then drain. (I add a bit of vegetable oil to the water before it comes to a boil, so pasta doesn't stick together).
• Rinse pasta under cold water, and drain pasta well.
• In a large bowl mix together, the sweetened condensed milk, mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, buttermilk, salt and pepper.
• Place in refrigerator til ready to mix salad ingredients together.
• When ready to assemble salad together, in a medium sized bowl, add some of the pasta, some of the carrots, a teaspoon or so of the diced red onion, a third of the diced celery, and some of the dressing; mix together gently with a spatula.
• Add salad mixture to a "very" large size bowl, (I used my largest Tupperware bowl; total capacity: 32 cups) cuz this recipe does make an enormous amount of salad.
• Toss a few peas, over the salad.
• Repeat mixing the pasta, carrots, onion and celery together, (in small amounts) in the medium sized bowl along with the dressing, then place on top of the salad in the "very" large size bowl, along with some of the peas.
• Keep layering til all the ingredients are used up; ending with peas ontop of the salad.
• Cover the bowl, and chill salad for several hours in the refrigerator, or overnight.
• Before serving, be sure to stir the salad.
• This salad keeps well for several days in the refrigerator.
• *Note: For this recipe, I substituted matchstix (French-Cut Cooking Carrots) for the shredded carrots. You can find these in your produce section. It came in a (10 oz.) bag, but I only use 3/4's of the bag, about (8 oz).

SWEET AND SOUR PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• cook the pasta as per packet directions.
• fry the bacon and add the diced onion towards the end.
• make the sauce by combining the oil, vinegar, sugar, tomato sauce and curry powder.
• combine the peas, carrots, onion and bacon with the sauce.
• refrigerate for at least 2hours.

SWEET PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according to package instructions.
• Mix sauce together.
• Rinse pasta in cold water.
• Transfer to a medium large bowl.
• Add sauce and vegetables.
• Toss and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

SWEET COLORFUL PARTY PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Start boiling water for pasta and cook according to package directions.
• While water is heating, you can proceed with the next step.
• In a skillet, heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat, and add all of the sliced bell peppers, stirring continuously for about 5 minutes or until desired consistency is reached. Set aside to cool.
• Drain pasta in cold water for a couple of minutes, until cool.
• Place in a medium-sized Tupperware-type container and set aside.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine cider vinegar and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Then mix in olive oil and vegetable oil.
• Add the liquid mixture to the pasta.
• Then mix in all of the bell peppers, black olives, pimientos, sliced sun-dried tomatoes, and chopped celery.
• Add to taste: dash of onion powder, salt, basil leaf, oregano, and minced garlic (if desired).
• Refrigerate for at least one hour. Best if refrigerated over night. Sometimes pasta will absorb the dressing, so you may want to add a little extra vinegar and oil before serving.
• Note: You can adjust the amounts of sugar, vinegar, and oil to your desired taste.
• Enjoy.

SPRING SWEET PEA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the bow tie pasta, and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse well with cold water, then toss with the olive oil, and set aside.
• Stir the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, dried dill, cayenne pepper, and salt until smooth. Fold in the onion, peas, ham, Cheddar cheese, and bow tie pasta.
• Garnish with the dill sprigs to serve.

SWEET AND SOUR ASIANL PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
• Place pasta, cabbage, mushrooms, pea pods and water chestnuts in large bowl. Mix sweet-and-sour sauce and yogurt with fork. Pour over salad; toss until coated. Sprinkle with cashews.