recipes | Red, White & Blue Pasta Salad Recipe

RSS Feeds

hints

FREE Printable Recipe Cards

e-Newsletter

Red White & Blue Pasta Salad Recipe

rate this recipe Rate this recipe

A combination of robust flavors and festive colors highlight this refreshing pasta salad variation--perfect for a July Fourth holiday lunch.

Red, White & Blue Pasta Salad Recipe (+)

Directions

Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse pasta in cold water.

In a large serving bowl combine pasta, chicken, celery, blueberries, red pepper, parsley, and onion. Stir to combine.

Pour dressing over entire mixture and toss until coated.

Sprinkle blue cheese on top. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Container: large serving bowl

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Serving Description: approximately 1 1/2 cups per person

Servings: 10

Enter desired servings:

Ingredients

-		16 ounces pasta (farfalloni, bow tie, or your choice of shaped pasta)
-		1 1/2 cups Italian (zesty) dressing
-		10 ounces canned chicken, drained
-		1 cup celery, chopped
-		1 pint fresh blueberries
-		1 cup sweet red pepper, chopped
-		1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
-		1 bunch green onions, chopped
-		2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
		salt and pepper to taste

Red, White & Blue Pasta Salad recipe - Related Content

Recipes

Red White and Blue Potato Salad

This patriotic potato salad is perfect for your Fourth of July picnic or potluck.

Red White and Blue Gelatin Salad

A 3-layer salad with popular summertime flavors. Great for showing off those Fourth of July colors.

Red White and Blue Ice Cream Dessert

A colorful and enjoyable ice cream treat containing fresh fruit, fruit sauce, and ice cream.

Red White and Blue Strawberry Appetizer

Wholesome and colorful, this blueberry and strawberry appetizer is easy to make and pleasing to eat as a breakfast treat, a dessert, or a fruit appetizer. And, serve it any day red, white, and blue is desired!

Blue Cheese and Bacon Pasta Salad

These delicious assertive flavors pair well with grilled meat.

Cooking Tips & Advice

Summer of Red White & Blue

For a healthy, patriotic, Red, White & Blue addition to your summer gathering, thread strawberries, blueberries, apples and/or bananas onto a skewer. Serve alone or with a ...

Salad

Pasta - Quantity to Buy

When determining how much pasta to purchase, it is best to buy according to weight because it is difficult to measure the varying sizes and shapes of pasta. If following a ...

Pasta - Look and Feel

The appearance of the pasta can help you determine its quality. Dried pasta should be a translucent, creamy yellow color without any tint of gray. When held up to the ...

Pasta - Read the Label

Reading the food label or package will supply you with information to help you make a selection on which pasta to purchase. It also includes nutritional information. ...

Glossary Terms

White Bean and Ham Soup

A variety of soup with two common ingredients that go well together to create a popular soup for all ages. Made with cured ham, great northern white beans, kidney beans, ...

White Matsutake Mushroom

(Scientific Name: Tricholoma magnivelare) A wild mushroom often found in the pine forests of California and the Pacific Northwest. It features a broad stem and an umbrella cap ...

Salad Knife

Made from a hard nylon plastic, this type of utensil is designed to be used for cutting fresh vegetables such as salad greens. The purpose of the salad knife is to provide a ...

Pasta or Spaghetti Measure

A kitchen tool designed to accurately gauge the amount of uncooked pasta that will be needed for serving from 1 to 4 portions of pasta. The overall shape of the Measure varies ...

Salad Bowl

Commonly made as a large round and somewhat shallow sided bowl, this piece of kitchenware is designed to hold a sizable volume of salad greens. Most often produced from wood, ...