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Non-Italian Pasta Salad Recipes?

I am looking for a good pasta salad recipe, but not the one you see at every party with the italian dressing. I love lots of veggies and would prefer to go mayo-free, any good recipes out there?

This is kind of Italian, but not a traditional pasta salad..

Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe

Ingredients
4 cups uncooked spiral pasta (use rice pasta for wheat-free version)
1 cup fresh basil pesto
2 Tbsp chopped green olives, or olive tapenade
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 cup frozen peas, defrosted (or fresh if you can get them)
12 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
Several fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
1 Tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
Method
1 Cook pasta according to instructions on the package. Make sure the water is salted (at least a half teaspoon per quart). Remove pasta from heat and strain when pasta is cooked, but still firm (al dente).

2 Put pasta in a big bowl. Mix in fresh basil pesto, green olives, and pine nuts. Gently mix in cherry tomatoes, peas, fresh basil leaves and olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste. Chill or serve at room temperature.

Serves 6-8.

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4 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
2/3 cup white sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 large onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup grated carrot (optional)
2 tablespoons chopped pimento peppers (optional)

DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.
In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir in the onion, celery, green pepper, carrot, pimentos and macaroni. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.

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1 box Betty Crocker® Suddenly Salad® basil pesto pasta salad mix
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups cut-up cooked chicken
1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1 cup cucumber, coarsely chopped
4 oz crumbled feta cheese (1 cup)
1 can (2 1/4 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained

1. Cook pasta as directed on box. Meanwhile, in large bowl, stir together seasoning mix, cold water and oil. Add chicken; let stand while pasta is cooking.
2. Drain pasta; rinse with cold water. Shake to drain well.
3. Stir drained pasta and remaining ingredients into chicken mixture. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Cover and refrigerate any remaining salad.

Italian Pasta Recipes

Does anyone have a recipe for italian pasta bake NOT precooking the noodles?

I had this recipe for years. My kids love it but it got lost in our move. The recipe did not require you to precook the pasta before you put it in the casserole dish.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ragu-No-Boiling-Baked-Ziti/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ragu-No-Boiling-Lasagna/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ragu-No-Frying-Chicken-Parmesan/Detail.aspx

Traditional Italian Cooking – A super easy pasta recipe