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 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: how to make pickle pasta salad, pasta salad recipe, pickle pasta salad
Servings: 10servings
Calories: 301kcal
Author: Amanda Finks
Ingredients
1/2lb.dry macaroni pasta(about 3 cups dry)
1cuproughly chopped dill pickles
1cupshredded cheddar cheese
1cuppeas
1/2cupdiced red onion
1cupmayonnaise
1/2cupdill pickle juice(the juice from the pickle jar)
1tablespoonyellow mustard
1teaspoondried dill weed
1/8teaspoonground 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.
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Notes
If the pasta salad seems a little dry after it has chilled, add a little more pickle juice to loosen it up.