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    Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

    Published: Jul 9, 2021 · Modified: Jun 22, 2022 by momcrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    This Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is so flavorful but still easy to make.   If you have pasta salad lovers in your life, this pasta has a delightful pickle flavor.  The ingredients are simple, and probably already in your pantry and fridge.

    dill pickle pasta salad with a creamy sauce

    Why I Love this Dill Pickle Pata Salad

    This salad makes a wonderfully large salad. It's perfect to bring as a side. Or, if you have people in and out (kids in sports etc), this is the perfect salad for people to help themselves. It's an inexpensive salad to make, it's flavorful and filling. My vegetarians enjoy it also. The sauce has a wonderful pickle flavor and is also creamy enough to cover everything well.

    Ingredients for creamy dill pickle dressing

    1 pound (box) small pasta appropriate for pasta salad
    ½ cup Miracle Whip
    ½ cup mayonaise
    ½ cup sour cream
    1 cup cheddar cheese diced
    1 cup pickles diced (about 5 medium sized pickles)
    ½ cup pickle juice - divided
    ½ red onion chopped
    salt and pepper to taste

    Directions

    Cook one box of small pasta according to package directions. You want it al dente so run it under cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain well.
    In a large bowl, place pasta and about ¼ cup pickle juice. Stir occasionally, and mix dressing while letting the pickle flavor gets absorbed by the pasta.

    Let pasta with pickle juice sit for 5 minutes then drain. I usually make the dressing while this sits.

    pickle juice poured onto pasta

    Directions for Dressing

    In a small bowl, mix, miracle whip, mayonnaise, and sour cream. Add enough pickle juice to make a smooth spreadable dressing. Add some salt and pepper to taste. You can always add more later.

    Combine everything for dill pickle salad

    Add dressing to drained pasta, along with diced cheddar cheese, pickles, and red onions.
    pasta in a bowl with dressing, cheese chunks, pickle chuncks and onions prior to mixing.

    Stir to cover pasta and all ingredients with creamy pickle dressing.

    Creamy dill pickle pasta salad

    Do you enjoy pasta salads?  These are on my website too!

    Caprese Orzo Salad - A delicious salad with delicate orzo pasta (looks like rice!).  The perfect base for cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and a flavorful balsamic vinegar dressing.

    DIY Pasta Salad Bar - Provide all the delicious fixings and let everyone help themselves to create their own perfect pasta salad!

     

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    A delicious and easy-to-make dill pickle salad with a creamy and flavorful dill pickle dressing.  Perfect for a large gathering or to bring along for a potluck.  Ingredients are probably already in your pantry and fridge!

    • Author: Susan Moncrieff | Momcrieff
    • Prep Time: 15
    • Cook Time: 7
    • Total Time: 22 minutes
    • Category: salad
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

    1 pound (box) small pasta appropriate for pasta salad
    ½ cup Miracle Whip
    ½ cup mayonaise
    ½ cup sour cream
    1 cup cheddar cheese diced
    1 cup pickles diced (about 5 medium-sized pickles)
    ½ cup pickle juice - divided
    ½ red onion chopped
    salt and pepper to taste

    fresh dill or green onion as an optional garnish

    Instructions

    Cook one box (1 pound) of small pasta to al dente stage according to package directions.  Rinse with cold water to stop cooking.
    In a large bowl, place pasta and about ¼ cup pickle juice.

    pickle juice poured onto pasta

    Stir occasionally.  Let sit 5 to 10 minutes to allow the pickle flavor gets absorbed by the pasta.

    Drain prior to adding dressing.

    Dressing

    Mix mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, and sour cream until well combined.  Add enough pickle juice to make dressing smooth and just pourable.  The thickness of dill pickle dressing is a personal preference and totally depends on how much pickle juice you use.

    Add dressing to drained pasta, along with diced cheddar cheese, pickles, and red onions.

    creamy dill pickle pasta dressing

    Add salt and pepper to taste.

    Mix all ingredients with pasta so the dressing evenly covers the pasta, cheese, onions, and pickles.

     

    Notes

    This creamy dill pickle pasta salad is easy and inexpensive to make.  It is a perfect salad to bring to pass or to make if feeding a large group.  My vegetarians also really enjoy this salad!

    Keywords: pasta salad, dill pickle pasta salad

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    1. momcrieff

      July 28, 2021 at 6:27 pm

      Hope you had a fun lunch with your girlfriends!

    2. momcrieff

      July 28, 2021 at 6:26 pm

      Hope you enjoy the dill pickle pasta salad. It's a pasta salad with a little extra zing so people do enjoy it!

    3. Anita Holland

      July 12, 2021 at 10:41 pm

      I will definitely be trying that. I would never have thought to add all those ingredients to pasta. But then again I am a very boring cook.

    4. Cat Michaels

      July 12, 2021 at 9:51 am

      Definitely bringing this to my summer girlfriend lunch next week! Thanks for the idea, Susan -:D

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