Pasta Salad

Delicious Pasta Salad Recipe

Pasta salad can be an enjoyable dish. It is frequently served during the spring and summer seasons, but many people also like to have it during winter and fall. This meal can be prepared in many different ways. One such pasta salad recipe is mentioned below. Even this type, orzo, can also be made in various forms.

Ingredients
4 cups chicken broth
16 oz orzo
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (crushed)
1/2 tsp basil (dry)
1/2 tsp thyme (dry)
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 cup pine nuts
2 oz jar capers (optional, and you can add the liquid as well if you do use this)
1 cup olives, pitted
12 oz feta cheese
10 oz bag chopped spinach
1 tbsp lemon juice

Directions
Boil the chicken broth on high heat, and then add the orzo, cooking for at least 8, and up to 10 minutes. Drain the orzo well, and then put it into a large bowl. Mix it with the butter, and then set it aside.

Over medium heat, place the olive oil in a frying pan (this can be done while the pasta is being cooked), and mix the garlic into it, allowing it to be cooked until the garlic becomes soft. Stir in the spices, as well as the pine nuts. Let this cook until the nuts have a light brown color.

Finally, stir the mix that was just cooked into the pasta, and then add the remaining ingredients, stirring again. It can be served either cold or warm.

Other Pasta Salad Recipes

There are recipes that use a combination of pasta and salads, making it a healthy and nutritious everyday meal.

Pasta Salad with Eggs and Ham
Ingredients
1 ½ c cooked ham, diced
6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
2 c macaroni, cooked, cold
1 dill chopped pickle
½ c celery, chopped
¼ c pimiento-stuffed olives, chopped
Salt
Pepper
Mayonnaise
Mixed Salad greens

Procedure
1. Mix the following ingredients: ham, chopped eggs, macaroni, chopped pickle, celery, and chopped olives
2. Add mayonnaise and stir to moisten the salad.
3. Season with pepper and salt.
4. Serve this on top of your mixed salad greens

Creole Pasta Salad
Ingredients
2 c tomatoes, diced
8 oz macaroni, rinsed, drained and cooked
¾ c Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese
¼ c stuffed olives, sliced
1 c mayonnaise
2 tbsp grated onions
1/8 tsp cayenne
1 clove garlic, small, finely minced
Lettuce leaves

Procedure
1. Chill the macaroni, and then measure about 4 cups.
2. Combine the macaroni with the remaining ingredients.
3. Serve this on some lettuce leaves, with dressing.

Tuna Pasta Salad
Ingredients
½ tsp dried tarragon or thyme, crumbled
½ c mayonnaise
3 c cooked macaroni, chilled
1 can white tuna (7 oz, in water), broken up and drained
2 celery ribs, sliced
1 ½ c frozen carrots and peas, cooked

Procedure
With a big bowl, mix some tarragon and mayonnaise.
Add the celery, tuna and pasta.
Carefully stir in the carrots and peas.
Cover and serve with some lettuce.
Top this with salad and garnish, if preferred.

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