For this post recipe I prepared for you my favorite creamy cold macaroni pasta salad recipe. This macaroni pasta salad is perfect side dish or just main dish which can be eaten through the day like in my case 
My grandma used to make this salad for me for birthdays, some holidays and special occasions. I would eat only this salad the whole time. It is so delicious!
This creamy macaroni pasta salad consists of couple of vegetables like tomatoes, peppers, pickles, but you can add whichever vegetables you like. I added some Swiss ham, cheese, corn and everything was combined with tasty mayo and sour cream. I like to add lemon juice because I like when the food is little bit more sour. It is more fresh and easier to eat.
It can be eaten like a side dish or just alone. It is very fatty because of the mayo and the cream but unbelievable delicious! Perfect creamy cold pasta salad! You can use whichever pasta you like. Usually, people use traditional macaroni pasta, but this time I used macaroni pasta for a change. LOVE to experimenting with the food.
Full recipe just like step-by-step instructions how to make this creamy cold pasta salad are listed below!
INGREDIENTS FOR COLD PASTA SALAD
- 750g of macaroni pasta (I made 2 bowls of salad)
- 3 peppers
- 5 tomatoes
- 10 pickles
- 280g of corn
- 300g of ham
- 1 lemon
- 250ml of sour cream
- 365ml of mayo
- 300g of cheese
HOW TO MAKE COLD PASTA SALAD
- Cook 750g of macaroni pasta 7 minutes. The pasta should be cooked al dente. Not soft. Leave to cool down to the room temperature.
- Cut the yellow, red and green pepper in a small pieces.
- Cut the tomatoes in half and remove the seeds and the juice bacause the pasta can be too moist.
- Cut the tomatoes in a small pieces too.
- Take 10 pickles and cut them in a small pieces too.
- Open the ham and cut it into slices and than in a tiny long stripes.
- Put all the ingredients in a one bowl.
- Add in a bowl 280g of corn.
- Put the sour cream and mayo on all the ingredients.
- Add the lemon juice by your wish.
- Stir all the ingredients.
- Add the pasta and stir all together. Put in the fridge to cool down on one hour.
Macaroni salad recipe
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Cooling down
1 hr
Total Time
32 mins
You will fall in love with this *Creamy Cold Pasta Salad* . You won't stop eating it! Pasta salad heaven!
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: European
Servings: 10 people
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS FOR COLD PASTA SALAD
- 750 g 750g of shell pasta (I made 2 bowls of salad) (I made 2 bowls of salad)
- 3 3 peppers
- 5 tomatoes
- 10 pickles
- 280 g of corn
- 300 g of ham
- 1 lemon
- 250 ml of sour cream
- 365 ml of mayo
- 300 g of cheese
Instructions
- Cook 750g of shell pasta 7 minutes. The pasta should be cooked al dente. Not soft. Leave to cool down to the room temperature
- Cut the yellow, red and green pepper in a small pieces
- Cut the tomatoes in half and remove the seeds and the juice bacause the pasta can be too moist. Cut the tomatoes in a small pieces too
- Take 10 pickles and cut them in a small pieces too
- Open the ham and cut it into slices and than in a tiny long stripes
- Put all the ingredients in a one bowl
- Add in a bowl 280g of corn
- Put the sour cream and mayo on all the ingredients
- Add the lemon juice by your wish
- Stir all the ingredients
- Add the pasta and stir all together. Put in the fridge to cool down on one hour