![]() ![]() Okay, okay!! Are you ready to dive into this bowl of deliciousness?! You might need to add a touch more dressing before serving if you refrigerate it first. I find cooked brown rice pasta holds up a little longer and better than a corn/rice blend pasta, but this recipe is definitely best when made then served immediately, OR you can refrigerate it for up to 2 hours before serving. Sorry! Cooked gluten free pasta typically does NOT keep well in the refrigerator for more than 2-3 hours before it hardens and becomes crumbly. How Do You Keep Gluten Free Pasta from Getting Hard? I’ll also link to my homemade Italian dressing below. If you don’t need to eat gluten free you can use Kraft’s version. I prefer Ken’s Zesty Italian, which is gluten free. Zesty Italian Dressing: Zesty Italian Dressing is the other ingredient that really makes this pasta salad sing.I add an ungodly amount of it to this dish. At the time of this writing, 5/22, it’s gluten free. McCormick Salad Supreme: Special secret ingredient alert!! This seasoning blend is one of the best on the planet and really sets this pasta salad apart from any other.Sliced Olives: Olives add to the savory, satisfying flavor to this dish.I strongly believe Applegate Naturals makes the best pepperoni! Pepperoni: We LOVE the savory, salty flavor pepperoni adds to each bite of this pasta salad. ![]() You can use a regular or English cucumber. Cucumber: A peeled, seeded, then diced cucumber adds crunch and freshness to this pasta salad recipe.Tomatoes: Typically I use Roma tomatoes in this dish, but feel free to use whatever looks best in your area at the time.If you don’t need to eat gluten free, use regular rotini pasta. I prefer Jovial Brown Rice Rotini vs a corn/rice blend rotini pasta. ![]() Pasta: My Grandpa loved this dish made with fettuccini (try it sometime – super fun!) though I usually use gluten free rotini pasta.There, I said it! This dish is chewy, crispy, crunchy, savory, zesty, and zippy, and we make it at least once a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day. That said, I humbly believe there is no better pasta salad ingredient combo than mine. Pasta salad is a summer staple in the Midwest and it feels like everyone’s got their own special combination of ingredients that makes their pasta salad the best. )Īhh, the power of The BEST Pasta Salad! Here’s How to Make It! He literally groans when he seems me making it because he knows he’s about to be half a serving bowl of pasta salad heavier. Not ONE of his favorite recipes…his VERY favorite recipe…of all time. That said, I can’t tell you how happy it makes me that this pasta salad recipe is also my husband’s favorite recipe. That’s because this recipe was one of his very favorites and he always requested that it be served at special occasions. Cooking does not have to be a headache or a hassle, and If I can make the Kitchen less spooky to my fellow millennial, then I have done my job.The recipe for The BEST Pasta Salad has always gone by another name in my family: “ Grandpa’s Pasta Salad“. My Kitchen is a place where I can turn on my favorite music, pour myself a cocktail or glass of wine, and create a tasty masterpiece. As I got older, cooking not only became my passion but also my therapy as I went through various trials. I can remember watching in amazement as my mother skillfully prepared many southern and international dishes, which later led me to become curious about recreating the same outcome. I grew up in south Florida, which is a melting pot of various cooking styles and had access to every type of soul food, seafood, and Caribbean food you can think of. It is my belief that our mothers and grandmothers should not be the only people in the family that are able to make delicious meals that are full of flavor and love. My goal is to inspire millennials to become more comfortable in the Kitchen. My name is Shauntay and I am a self-proclaimed “Glam greedy girl” who is on a mission to share my passion for cooking with millennial women all over the world. In a large bowl combine mayonnaise, mustard, old bay, black pepper, and sugar – mix wellĢ Add green onion, red bell pepper, celery, lemon juice, macaroni noodles, relish, and eggs – mix well. ![]() How to make the best Seafood Macaroni Salad soul food recipe
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