Outstanding Pasta Salad Recipes, Because You Deserve Better

Pasta salad draws to mind images of sad, cold noodles, haphazardly chopped veggies and maybe some diced ham packed into a plastic tub. It’s filling, it’s fine, but it’s not even remotely exciting. It shouldn’t be that way though, because pasta is delicious, which means pasta salad should be outstanding.

That’s what we have for you right here: outstanding pasta salad recipes that completely reinvent the classic. (We also have one classic recipe because when it’s homemade it can actually be pretty good.) So get the pot of water boiling (don’t forget to salt it), start chopping the veggies and give pasta salad the makeover it deserves.

1Everything But The Kitchen Sink Pasta SaladHalf Baked HarvestGet the Everything But The Kitchen Sink Pasta Salad recipe from Half Baked Harvest
2Kale Caesar Pasta SaladFoodie CrushGet the Kale Caesar Pasta Salad recipe from Foodie Crush
3Lemony Artichoke Pasta SaladGimme Some OvenGet the Lemony Artichoke Pasta Salad recipe from Gimme Some Oven
4Pesto Pasta SaladSimply RecipesGet the Pesto Pasta Salad recipe from Simply Recieps
5Goat Cheese And Arugula Pasta SaladHow Sweet It IsGet the Goat Cheese and Arugula Pasta Salad recipe from How Sweet It Is
6Basil Goat Cheese Pasta SaladHalf Baked HarvestGet the Basil Goat Cheese Pasta Salad recipe from Half Baked Harvest
7Macaroni Salad With Smoked Mozzarella and ProsciuttoFoodie CrushGet the Macaroni Salad with Smoked Mozzarella and Prosciutto recipe from Foodie Crush
8Best Easy Italian Pasta SaladPinch of YumGet the Best Easy Italian Pasta Salad recipe from Pinch of Yum
9Pasta With Peas, Smoked Almonds And DillA Spicy PerspectiveGet the Pasta with Peas Smoked Almonds and Dill recipe by A Spicy Perspective
10Pizza Pasta SaladGimme Some OvenGet the Pizza Pasta Salad recipe from Gimme Some Oven
11Creamy Winter Pasta SaladA Beautiful MessGet the Creamy Winter Pasta Salad recipe from A Beautiful Mess
12Smoky Heirloom Tomato And Grilled Peach Pasta Salad With Basil VinaigretteHow Sweet It IsGet the Smoky Heirloom Tomato And Grilled Peach Pasta Salad With Basil Vinaigrette recipe from How Sweet It Is
13Whole Wheat Pasta Salad With Feta And Pea ShootsThe Clever CarrotGet the Whole Wheat Pasta Salad with Feta and Pea Shoots recipe from The Clever Carrot
14Greek Lemon Roasted Broccoli Pasta SaladHalf Baked HarvestGet the Greek Lemon Roasted Broccoli Pasta Salad recipe from Half Baked Harvest
15Veggie Lovers' Pasta SaladGimme Some OvenGet the Veggie Lovers' Pasta Salad recipe from Gimme Some Oven
16Pasta Salad With Corn, Bacon And Buttermilk Ranch DressingSimply RecipesGet the Pasta Salad with Corn, Bacon and Buttermilk Ranch Dressing recipe from Simply Recipes
17Whole Wheat Greek Pasta SaladFoodie CrushGet the Whole Wheat Greek Pasta Salad recipe from Foodie Crush
18Strawberry Avocado Pesto Pasta SaladHalf Baked HarvestGet the Strawberry Avocado Pesto Pasta Salad recipe from Half Baked Harvest
19Lemony Orzo Pasta Salad with Cucumber and FetaLaura Bolton for Fork Knife SwoonGet the Lemony Orzo Pasta Salad with Cucumber and Feta recipe from Laura Bolton for Fork Knife Swoon
20Mediterranean Pasta SaladGimme Some OvenGet the Mediterranean Pasta Salad recipe from Gimme Some Oven
21Classic Macaroni SaladCooking ClassyGet the Classic Macaroni Salad recipe from Cooking Classy
22Broccoli Pasta SaladA Beautiful MessGet the Broccoli Pasta Salad recipe from A Beautiful Mess