Recipe: Delicious Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

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Dill Pickle Pasta Salad. Make This Healthy Pasta Salad With Ripe Vegetables And Whole Wheat Noodles. Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is literally my favorite pasta salad ever! In this creamy pasta salad recipe, dill pickles play a starring role and add tons of flavor and crunch!

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad Dill Pickle Pasta Salad will be an instant favorite! So many pasta salads taste too mayonnaise-y to me but the addition of the red wine vinegar gives this some tang. In the future I ll probably add a few chopped onions and cut back the basic salt but increase the celery salt a bit since that s a nice flavor in this salad. You can cook Dill Pickle Pasta Salad using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

  1. Prepare 1/2 box of your favorite pasta (I used rotelle today).
  2. You need 1/3 cup of mayo.
  3. It's 1/4 cup of cheddar, cubed.
  4. It's 3 tbs of sour cream.
  5. It's 1 cup of dill pickle juice (divided).
  6. You need 3-4 tbs of dill pickle, diced.
  7. It's 2 tbs of red onion, diced.
  8. You need 2 tsp of fresh dill, chopped.
  9. It's 1/4 tsp of cayenne.
  10. It's to taste of Salt & Pepper.
  11. Prepare of Optional: 1 egg, hard boiled.
  12. It's of Optional: sliced black olives.

Mini pasta shells, chopped dill pickles, cheddar cheese, onions, fresh dill and other seasonings mixed up with a homemade dressings… this pasta salad is sure to be everyone's favorite! The dill pickles and their juice are the main ingredient which gives this pasta salad a tart and tangy flavor with some nice texture and crunch. Make it a day ahead and it will taste even better… perfect for all your cookouts, picnics and bbq's this summer. Dill pickles are the star ingredient in this delicious dill pickle pasta salad adding tons of flavor and lots of crunch.

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad instructions

  1. Boil pasta as directed on box..
  2. While the pasta is cooking, dice other ingredients..
  3. When pasta is done, drain and cool with cold water. Place the pasta in a bowl and add 3/4 cup of the dill pickle juice and toss. Let sit for 5-10 minutes so that the juice can penetrate the pasta. Then drain the juice..
  4. Add mayo and sour cream and the remainder of the dill pickle juice (you can reduce the amount of juice to your liking). Add all other ingredients except the cheddarand toss. Refrigerate for about 30-45 mins..
  5. When ready to eat, add the cheddar and toss and serve. (The cheddar will become softer the longer it sits in the salad so only add as much as you plan to eat and store the remainder without the cheese and add later.) ENJOY!.

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