Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

This is a tangy pasta salad that is quick to make and tasty to eat. It's great as a side dish or a light meal. I first made this for my husband and myself because it was too hot in our apartment to cook for any length of time and too hot to want a hot meal!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 339 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• ⅔ cup mayonnaise
• ⅛ teaspoon celery salt
• 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 3 cups rotini pasta, uncooked
• ⅓ cup chopped dill pickles, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse in cold water until rotini are cold and place in a large bowl.

Step 2

While pasta cooks, mix mayonnaise, pickles, mustard, vinegar, sugar, pepper, celery salt, and garlic powder together in a bowl. Stir dressing into cold noodles until fully coated. Add additional pickle chunks to taste. Serve chilled.