Recipe: Perfect Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad. Pickles (or even dill pickle relish) usually play a supporting role in recipes, especially pasta salad recipes and potato salads. But not this time… nope, this time the prized dill pickle plays the starring role, front and center. * cheer * yay * cheer * While pasta cooks, mix mayonnaise, pickles, mustard, vinegar, sugar, pepper, celery salt, and garlic powder together in a bowl. Stir dressing into cold noodles until fully coated.

Toss with the dressing until well combined. For safe meat preparation, reference the USDA website. Dill Pickle Pasta Salad will be an instant favorite! 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. It's 1/3 cup of mayo.
3. You need 1/4 cup of cheddar, cubed.
4. You need 3 tbs of sour cream.
5. Prepare 1 cup of dill pickle juice (divided).
6. Prepare 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. Prepare 1/4 tsp of cayenne.
10. It's to taste of Salt & Pepper.
11. It's of Optional: 1 egg, hard boiled.
12. Prepare 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! How to make Dill Pickle Pasta Salad This is an easy pasta salad to mix together. Start by preparing the according to package directions. This Macaroni Salad With Dill Pickles is tangy and creamy and so delicious!

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad step by step

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!.

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. Boil pasta al dente according to package directions. Drain and discard of pickle juice. Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.