Salad with Perfect Creamy Macaroni Pasta

With a simple creamy dressing and crisp, bright veggies, learn how to make the greatest macaroni noodle salad. Go straight to the recipe for creamy pasta salad, or keep reading to learn how to make it.

The Best Macaroni Salad Recipe

When it comes to cooking pasta salad, you have a lot of alternatives. We've previously published a few, including our Quick and Easy Pasta Salad, this Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad with Cucumbers, and this Mediterranean Zucchini Noodles Salad for a gluten-free salad.

Keep these suggestions in mind when cooking a cold, creamy pasta salad:

• Make sure the pasta isn't overcooked. Use the pasta's packaging guidelines as a reference, but test it a minute or two before it's supposed to be done. Drain the spaghetti and proceed to the next step.
• Toss the cooked pasta with the salad dressing after rinsing it under cool water. If you've ever created a sticky pasta salad, it might be due to not washing the pasta before mixing it with the dressing. Starches are used to coat the cooked pasta. By eliminating the carbs, the salad will become less sticky and clumpy.
• Toss the salad with a variety of bright vegetables and textures. It's just more convenient this way.
• Use a salad dressing that is vibrant and tasty. Because our dressing's basis is

Creamy Pasta Salad Dressing Recipe

We like to use a slightly altered version of our potato salad dressing for creamy macaroni salad (it gets rave reviews). We use mayonnaise and sour cream instead of only using mayonnaise, which can make the spaghetti heavy.

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