Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, brad's easter pasta salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Brad's Easter pasta salad is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Brad's Easter pasta salad is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Rinse under cold water and drain. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook brad's easter pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Brad's Easter pasta salad:
- Get 12 Oz small shell pasta
- Prepare 2 Roma tomatoes, diced
- Make ready 1 LG ham steak
- Prepare 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- Prepare 1 LG can black pitted olives, sliced
- Get 5 sprigs fresh dill, chopped
- Make ready Juice of half a lemon
- Make ready 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- Make ready Mayonnaise
- Prepare 1/2 tsp garlic powder, dry mustard, black pepper
Cheddar cheese, peas, celery, and pimento give this pasta salad a nice color and flavorful dimension. The lemon and dill bring out a nice fresh spring flavor in this pasta salad. They're just my version of Cheesecake brownies, but the cheesecake portion is dyed pink so it's "Easter". 😹 Peas & Pepper Pasta Salad. I often serve a pasta salad for a buffet.
Steps to make Brad's Easter pasta salad:
- Bring 4 qts water, 1 tbs oil, 1 tbs kosher salt to a rolling boil. Add pasta. Cook 8 minutes to al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- When drained, add to a large mixing bowl. Add tomatoes, olives, and lemon juice. Mix well and let acids blend for a few minutes.
- Heat a dry pan on medium heat. Fry ham steak until browned on both sides. Remove and cool. Trim any fat and bone. Dice ham and add to pasta.
- Add rest of ingredients except mayo. Mix well.
- Use mayo to bring to desired creaminess. I used about a third of a cup.
- Refrigerate an hour before serving. Garnish with fresh dill. Enjoy.
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