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Easy Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
This creamy 30-minute dill pickle pasta salad is packed with crunchy pickles, al dente pasta, sharp cheddar, and a tangy, herby dressing. It’s the perfect quick and easy side dish for picnics, potlucks, or summer BBQs!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 16 ounces rotini pasta
- 1 cup diced dill pickles
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
- 1/3 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped dill
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup pickle juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Kosher salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Cool to room temperature.
- Add cooled pasta, pickles, cheddar cheese, red onion, and fresh dill to a large bowl.
- Whisk together mayonnaise, half and half, sour cream, pickle juice, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, and a couple large pinches of salt and pepper until smooth.
- Pour half the dressing over the pasta salad and toss to coat evenly. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Add remaining dressing, toss, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- Use a short cut of pasta with ridges, nooks, and crannies that will hold the dressing easily.
- Cool the pasta after cooking to avoid melting the cheese or thinning the dressing too much.
- Let the salad chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving. This gives the dressing time to meld and marry with the other ingredients. Adding more dressing just before serving also pumps up the overall flavors of the pasta salad.
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