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Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

Giada's Creamy Pasta Salad

10 MINPrep Time
10 MINCook Time
8Servings
(1)
by Giada De Laurentiis
Beginner
Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman
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For this creamy pasta salad, I turned to classic flavors that you might find in a traditional potato salad, or even an old-school macaroni salad. I love the creamy element, and all of the fresh herbs that give it a refreshing brightness. I made it feel a little more Italian with finely diced fennel and capers, which bump up the flavor another notch. This creamy pasta salad is perfect for picnics, potlucks, or even a tasty dish to meal-prep at the beginning of the week for summery lunches!

To round out a perfect potluck meal, serve this alongside my rosemary garlic chicken burgers and caprese salad!

Creamy pasta salad
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Creamy Pasta Salad

Category

pasta salad Side Dish

Servings

8

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup low fat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 cup drained cornichons (chopped)
  • 1 small fennel (chopped fine)
  • 1/2 cup mixed chopped herbs such as tarragon (basil and dill, roughly chopped)
  • 4 small inner stalks celery and the leaves (chopped fine)
  • 1/4 cup drained capers (chopped)
  • 1 pound short pasta such as caserecce, fusilli or elbow, cooked and cooled)
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, yogurt, vinegar and honey. Stir in the cornichons, fennel, herbs, celery and capers until combined. Add the cooked and cooled pasta and salt and toss until well coated.

Nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrition Serving Size
8
per serving
Calories
340
Amount/Serving % Daily Value
Carbs
48 grams
Protein
10 grams
Fat
12 grams
Saturated Fat
2 grams
Cholesterol
7 milligrams
Sodium
505 milligrams
Fiber
3 grams
Sugar
5 grams
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1 comment

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    Kathy Urbano - Jun 09
    ★★★★★
    ★★★★★

    Love the herbaceous flavor here combined with the fennel. Also the acid from the capers! Good textures as well with the fennel and the celery. The only thing I changed was I used veganaise! Love this thank you.

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