Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad – Macaroni salad loaded with tons of pickles in a creamy, tangy dill dressing. 

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is a perfect side dish for Summer cookouts and BBQ’s.  Because that’s how Summer pasta salad is supposed to taste…super pickly!

This Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is the macaroni salad that you need to be eating this summer.

It’s the right dish to bring to any brunch, cookout, or get together.  Or, if you’re like me, grab a big spoon and just eat a big bowl of this creamy, tangy, crunchy goodness for lunch.  Cuz I’m awesome.

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Dill Pickle Pasta Salad recipe

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad - Creamy macaroni salad loaded with tons of pickles in a creamy, tangy dill dressing. A perfect side dish for Summer cookouts and BBQ's.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: 10 servings

Calories: 301kcal

Author: A Bruncher

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. dry macaroni pasta (about 3 cups dry)
• 1 cup roughly chopped dill pickles
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup peas
• 1/2 cup diced red onion
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup dill pickle juice (the juice from the pickle jar)
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

• Cook the pasta to al dente, according to it's package directions. Run the cooked and drained pasta under cold water for 1 minute to cool completely.
• Add the cooked and cooled pasta to a large bowl. Add the chopped pickles, cheddar cheese, peas, and red onion.
• In a medium bowl, add the mayonnaise, pickle juice, mustard, dill weed, and black pepper. Whisk until well combined.
• Pour the dressing over the pasta. Stir well. It will look like there is way too much dressing, but the pasta will soak it up.
• Cover and refrigerate the pasta salad for a minimum of two hours to let the pasta absorb the dressing.

Notes

If the pasta salad seems a little dry after it has chilled, add a little more pickle juice to loosen it up.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/10th of the recipe | Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 616mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 5.8% | Vitamin C: 7.3% | Calcium: 10.3% | Iron: 4.4%

Adapted from Dill Pickle Lovers Pasta Salad

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