The Perfect Potluck Dish: 25 Pasta Salad Recipes Everyone Will Love!

Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing

This Pasta Salad is a bite from my childhood. It is overflowing with vegetables and reminds me of summer and grilling with my parents. It is light enough for a hot day, goes great with burgers, and is bursting with so much flavor.
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Taco Pasta Salad

This Taco Pasta Salad features a classic taco flavor combined with pasta, taco beef, beans, tomatoes, and more. It can be served as a picnic side or a main dish.
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Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

This Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad is a delicious fusion of flavors featuring charred corn, cotija cheese, and a creamy chili lime dressing, all tossed together with tender pasta.
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Antipasto Pasta Salad

Antipasto Pasta Salad combines all of our favorite antipasto ingredients with a delicious balsamic vinaigrette, some pasta, and some fresh greens to make a perfect summer salad.
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Favorite Pasta Salad

This is our family’s Favorite Pasta Salad because it has it all! It has a perfect balance of sweet, savory, and tart flavors in each and every bite. The pasta salad itself is incredible, but what really makes it stand out from other pasta salad recipes is the mouthwatering homemade dressing. Oh, and there is bacon!
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Mexican Orzo Pasta Salad

This Mexican Orzo Pasta Salad makes an amazing cold pasta side dish recipe, perfect for a summer BBQ or grilling dinner! Full of fresh flavors from tomatoes, corn, avocado, and herbs.
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Hot Honey Pasta Salad Recipe

Give your summer meals a fun twist with this tasty Hot Honey Pasta Salad Recipe. The star of this dish is the easy sweet and spicy dressing that gets tossed together with tender pasta, juicy cherry tomatoes, creamy mozzarella pearls, fresh basil, and peppery arugula, and finished with pepperoni slices. A light and tasty addition to picnics, barbecues, and potlucks that’s ready in just about 20 minutes!
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Orzo Pasta Salad

This Orzo Pasta Salad is fresh, healthy, and flavorful, easy to put together, and perfect for making ahead.
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Quick, Easy Vegan Pasta Salad

This Quick, Easy Vegan Pasta Salad is loaded with fresh, bright, vibrant Mediterranean vegetables and a tangy vinaigrette. A fresh, crowd-pleasing summery Mediterranean pasta salad for BBQs, potlucks, picnics, and mid-week meals!
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Shrimp Pasta Salad

This Shrimp Pasta Salad is absolutely delicious with creamy and spicy avocado dressing – The best Mexican pasta salad for summer meals or parties.
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Pasta Salad with Corn and Tomatoes

This easy Pasta Salad with Corn and Tomatoes is perfect for summer! Fresh cherry tomatoes, sweet corn, and cilantro are mixed with cavatappi and a fresh lemon dressing.
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Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

Do you love dill pickles, too? Here’s a Dill Pickle Pasta Salad with a creamy dressing that pops with a tangy, sweet, and sour balance. This zesty salad is loaded with flavor and crunch and it is heartier enough to enjoy as a main dish. It’s a creamy dill pickle salad recipe that you can make ahead of time making it perfect for potlucks, cookouts, and picnics.
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Bowtie Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing

Loaded with fresh veggies, al dente pasta, and your favorite Italian Salad Dressing, this Bowtie Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing is the perfect, easy salad! It’s great to have in the refrigerator throughout the week or at your next gathering!
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Rancharoni Macaroni Salad

Want to bring something a little different to your next potluck or picnic, but still is tasty and reachable enough for almost everybody to enjoy? This Rancharoni Macaroni Salad mashes up a classic macaroni dish with tasty Ranch goodness to drop this easy-to-make flavor explosion on your next party.
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Dill Pasta Salad

This Dill Pasta Salad is a healthy pasta salad that is made in less than 20 minutes! If you are looking for an easy side dish with fresh dill, cheese, and fresh lemon flavors, this recipe is perfect for you.
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Orzo Caprese Salad

This Orzo Caprese Salad is a delicious twist on a classic caprese salad! Cooked orzo pasta is combined with juicy tomatoes, cucumber, and creamy mozzarella. Ready on the table in less than 30 minutes! Serve it for lunch, light dinner, or as a side dish.
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Greek Pasta Salad

Homemade Greek Pasta Salad made with Pasta, Greek Olives, Feta Cheese, Peppers, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Pepperoncinis, and tossed in a Homemade Greek Dressing. The Best Greek Pasta Salad Recipe!
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Instant Pot Pasta Salad

Pasta salad in the Instant Pot? Believe it! This one has tender bites of pasta in a tangy vinaigrette. It all comes together in the Instant Pot without any need for draining.
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Curry Pasta Salad

This traditional Curry Pasta Salad is a carnival of flavors and textures – tangy, sweet, and spicy – with tender pasta balanced by crunchy veggies. No wonder it’s such a consistent crowd-pleaser and has stood the test of time across all these decades.
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20 Minute Lemon Orzo Salad with Feta

This 20-Minute Lemon Orzo Salad with Feta is perfect for summer entertaining! It is packed with crunchy vegetables, fresh herbs, salty feta, and coated in a rich lemon dressing.
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Tomato & Cucumber Pasta Salad

This Whole Wheat Pasta Salad Recipe is loaded with fresh summer vegetables like cucumber and tomatoes and is coated in a deliciously zesty Italian dressing. Made with whole wheat pasta, it is a filling summer side dish.
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Pasta Salad with Roasted Tomatoes

This delicious Pasta Salad with Roasted Tomatoes is a perfect light pasta salad for summer BBQs and get-togethers! Slow-roasted tomatoes are combined with pasta, olives, and fresh basil. Then everything is drizzled with a simple, fresh, lemon-based dressing that just screams SUMMER!!
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Veggie Pesto Pasta with Broccoli

Behold your new favorite dinner: Veggie Pesto Pasta with Broccoli and Chickpeas! This vegetarian dish is filling, quick, and absolutely delicious.
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Pizza Pasta Salad

Pizza Pasta Salad with pepperoni, peppers, tomatoes, and mozzarella balls is super easy–and perfect for tailgates. Minimal chopping is required and you can mix and match ingredients.
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Creamy Bacon Cheddar Ranch Pasta Salad

This is one of those summer BBQ dishes that will have everyone asking you for the recipe! With all the classic flavors of creamy ranch dressing, salty bacon, and sharp cheddar cheese, this pasta salad is a refreshing crowd-pleaser that can be thrown together in less than 20 minutes.
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Chicken Garden Pasta Salad

Looking for a quick and easy dinner? This Chicken Garden Pasta Salad is one that is sure to please! Cheese, chicken, veggies, and pasta – what’s not to love?
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