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"Some of the best recipes are the most simple. This is one of those. I prefer it just as written, but you may add any ingredients you choose such as chopped onion, scallions, chives, water chestnuts, chopped hard-boiled eggs, lemon-pepper, dill, parsley, etc. I often take this to potlucks when I need a quick and easy (and economical) dish. I've..."

Ingredients: pasta shells, albacore tuna...

"My mom used to make this for us when we were kids and Dad was out of town. (He was a meat and potato guy). I've adjusted it a little to fit our taste. Cook time includes chill time."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, light chunk tuna in water...

"So cool and refreshing. If you like spicy, you can add 1-2 tsp chopped jalapeno."

Ingredients: cilantro, pepper, cucumbers...

"With a wonderful combination of colors and flavors, this pasta salad goes great with barbecued chicken or pork. I found this recipe in a magazine, I think TOH, but not sure. Not yet tried by me but here for safe keeping because it sounds good and a little different. Time does not include chilling time."

Ingredients: pepper, green onions...

"This is the only pasta salad my husband will eat. The dressing though similar to other BLT salads on the site has one major difference and it really adds a wonderful zip to the salad. When ever I serve this salad several people go home with the recipe."

Ingredients: pepper, elbow macaroni...

"This couldn't be easier to make, and it was so good! I got the original idea from Kraft, but really made it my own!"

Ingredients: fresh basil, cooked pasta...

"This is the quintessential summer comfort food. When it was too hot to cook or eat a heavy dinner, my mother would often make this as a light summer meal. The leftovers taste great the next day! NOTE: Many of the spices can be adjusted to taste. I like to experiment with new flavors, like adding dill or curry powder. (cooking time is boiling the pasta..."

Ingredients: elbow macaroni, garlic powder...

"This pasta salad is so easy to make! It just bursts with a wonderful Mediterranean flavor!"

Ingredients: bow tie pasta, garbanzo beans...

"This salad is somehow popular in Mexico, and is very colorful, creamy and fresh.Everyone who has tasted it, loves it. It has a nice flavor and is great on warm days or for brunch or light dinner or as a side dish
Some ingredients can be changed or removed for a vegetarian version."

Ingredients: chives, corn...

"This is my favorite cold pasta salad. I'll eat it every day, every meal, until its gone. I love the dill and add more than the recipe suggests. This will feed an army. The number of servings is set at 8 but it seems more to me. I usually half the recipe unless I'm doing it for a potluck or company. Refrigeration time is not included in..."

Ingredients: cooked ham, dried dill weed...

"This pasta salad is a healthy, filling meal or a great side dish at a potluck. A great way to use up summer's abundance of tomatoes!"

Ingredients: cider vinegar, pepper...

"This recipe can either be made with your favorite macaroni shape pasta or you can use for a tasty pototo salad. I got this recipe from the Southern Magazine years ago when I first started cooking. I just changed the elbow macaroni to the ditalini (small tube shape) macaroni and added dill relish."

Ingredients: dill relish, dill seeds...

"I had a big grilling weekend this Memorial Day holiday, which included Rita's Grilled Portabello Mushrooms (Grilled Portabella Mushrooms), a recently newfound 'ingredient' for us. Her recipe mentioned, as one of the alternatives, adding some to pasta salad. Well, I didn't have pasta salad when I grilled them, but I had some mushrooms left over after..."

Ingredients: tarragon vinegar, Dijon mustard...

"A very cool, classic macaroni pasta salad. Perfect for picnics."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, elbow macaroni...