Pasta Salad Recipes

Like most famous salads recipes, our perfect pasta salad recipes are very simple, and easy to follow. You won't believe how easy these pasta salad recipes are to follow, but once you have tried it, you'll wonder why you ever tried complicated pasta salad recipes. Check out our pasta salad recipes below, and visit our diabetic recipes and gluten free recipes for versions of our perfect pasta salad recipes to suit those that need it. This is a fine, healthy salad that you can enjoy knowing it is good for you, and tastes great.

Perfect Pasta Salad Recipes

The ingredients for this salad recipe are:

1/2 pound small dried pasta (we like shells or penne)

2 stalks of celery, diced

1/2 red or Spanish onion, finely diced

2 x cans of tuna packed in water or oil, your choice

1/2 cup mayo or yogurt (unsweetened)

1 cup cooked frozen peas, beans, and carrots

Salt and pepper to taste

Cook pasta in boiling water until cooked to your liking. Cook frozen vegetables as directed by manufacturer. Combine pasta and vegetables in bowl with tuna, celery, onion, and mix well. add in Mayo or yoghurt, adding more if required to keep salad moist. Sprinkle over salt and pepper to your taste. Taste this frequently and add ingredients as you think they are needed. Remember, it isn't a perfect pasta salad recipe if the pasta salad is dry! Follow our perfect pasta salad recipes to the letter to ensure that you get perfection from your pasta salad every time.

Low Fat Pasta Salad Recipes

To make your pasta salad into a healthy recipe, and a low fat recipe, substitute the mayonnaise for yogurt. We suggest that you use one of the widely available Greek style yogurts, and make sure it is unsweetened. Any added sugar will make your salad taste funny if it is in the yogurt. Greek style yogurt is nice and thick, alternatively if you have an Indian store in your area, the Indian yogurts are also very thick and have a great savory taste to them, making them perfect for dressing pasta salad, and a low fat content. These suggestions make for a delicious low fat pasta salad recipes.