Recipe: Tasty Layered Pasta Salad

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Layered Pasta Salad. Love every layer equally with our make-ahead Layered Pasta Salad Recipe. Pile on ham, cheese Pile on ham, cheese, tomatoes and onions in this simple Layered Pasta Salad Recipe that's perfect. This layered pasta salad with ham, tomatoes, and celery is topped with deviled eggs to create a potluck dish that presents beautifully.

Layered Pasta Salad With layers of ham, eggs, salami, veggies, and cheese, it is hearty and delicious! A dish that is appealing to both your tastebuds and your eyes! This beautiful Layered Pasta Salad is filled with your favorite. You can have Layered Pasta Salad using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Layered Pasta Salad

  1. You need 3 cups of pasta shells, cooked and drained.
  2. Prepare 1 of large red onion thinly sliced.
  3. It's 1 (10 ounce) of pkg frozen peas thawed, drained.
  4. It's 6 ounces of deli style smoked ham chopped.
  5. It's 1/2 cup of mayonnaise.
  6. It's 1/2 cup of bottled ranch dressing.
  7. You need 1 cup of shredded cheese (I used mild cheddar).
  8. Prepare 1 cup of grape tomatoes halved.

My mother inlaw - Jay had been making this for us since I got married. Layered salads are great for entertaining and holidays, from baby showers to birthdays, Christmas to barbecue season, and really versatile enough that you can pretty much theme. MIX mayo and dressing; spread over salad to seal. Top with cheese and tomatoes; cover.

Layered Pasta Salad instructions

  1. Layer first four ingredients in 3 qt bowl..
  2. Mix mayonnaise and ranch dressing til blended; spread over salad, sealing to edges. Top with cheese and tomatoes..
  3. Refrigerate several hours. Toss gently before serving..

You can make a quick pesto by. Pasta salad is truly as easy as boiling water if you stick to a simple formula, use a smart pasta Pasta salad get better as it rests, so for the best pasta salad, all you have to do is mix and chill the salad. This Cold Pasta Salad is a colorful side dish for BBQ's and potlucks. When I think of pasta salads, I usually think of salads made with an Italian/ oil and vinegar type dressing. I found this one in my Summer issue of Food & Family from Kraft.