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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have easy and simple homemade pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Easy and simple homemade pasta salad:
- Get 1/2 cup mayonnaise (I used Kraft mayonnaise with olive oil)
- Prepare 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup Ranch dressing depending on your taste (I used Wishbone)
- Make ready 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups bow tie pasta
- Make ready 1/4 cup finely shredded carrot
- Take salt
- Take lemon pepper seasoning
- Make ready Fresh lime juice
- Take 2 piece chicken breasts (I had small but if you use a large one 1 should be fine)
- Take Bacon pieces
- Make ready 1 cup corn
Remember that the pasta will plump as it cooks, and you want pasta salad to have a generous combination of pasta and vegetables in each bite. I made this summer pasta salad for dinner while preparing lunch. It was fast and easy; delicious and colorful. We love to enjoy the fresh fruits and veggies in season.
Instructions to make Easy and simple homemade pasta salad:
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Add salt to water to taste. Once boiling add chicken breasts. Boil until cooked through.
- When cooked thoroughly remove from water and let sit for 5-10 to cool. To the same water add the pasta, asking more water if needed. You do not need to add more salt because the water is already salted.
- While pasta is cooking cut or shred chicken to desired size. Squeeze the fresh lime juice onto the chicken, making sure to combine it well, while it's still warm so that it may soak up the flavor.
- After cutting the chicken, grate the carrot in a bowl and add the mayonnaise and ranch dressing letting it sit for a couple of minutes.
- When pasta is just tender remove from the water, do not drain it. After removing from water, run it under cold water to stop the cooking process. Let it sit in the strainer and shake to run off excess water.
- If you are using frozen corn, as I did, add it tonthe water that you cooked the chicken and pasta in. Cook until heated through usually about 3 min. If you are using can corn you can skip this step.
- While the corn is heating up, add the drained pasta to the mayonnaise mixture along with the chicken and lemon pepper. When the corn is done, either run it under cold water as to cool it down, or add to the pasta mixture as is.
- Mix all of the ingredients until combined well. Then lastly add in the bacon pieces and mix well. You can eat as in or place in the fridge to serve cold.
I served this salad with almond crackers and sharp cheddar slices. So tasty! —Cathy Orban, Chandler, Arizona Classic Italian Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing. Classic cold Italian Pasta Salad with a homemade Italian dressing is the perfect potluck or summer side dish. It's easy to make and everyone always loves it! Is Italian pasta salad really an Italian dish?
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