Recipe: Tasty Layered Pasta Salad

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Layered Pasta Salad Layered Pasta Salad has layers of macaroni, red onion, peas, ham, cheese, tomato and is tossed in a ranch dressing. I found this recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks, a fundraiser cookbook put together by fellow dairy farmers in Indiana. Assemble the salad: Toss the avocados with the remaining lime juice in a large glass serving bowl and season with salt; arrange in an even layer. You can have Layered Pasta Salad using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Layered Pasta Salad

  1. Prepare 3 cups of pasta shells, cooked and drained.
  2. It's 1 of large red onion thinly sliced.
  3. You need 1 (10 ounce) of pkg frozen peas thawed, drained.
  4. It's 6 ounces of deli style smoked ham chopped.
  5. It's 1/2 cup of mayonnaise.
  6. You need 1/2 cup of bottled ranch dressing.
  7. You need 1 cup of shredded cheese (I used mild cheddar).
  8. It's 1 cup of grape tomatoes halved.

Top with layers of the ham, broccoli, pasta. This beautiful Layered Pasta Salad is filled with your favorite ingredients including pasta, chicken, peas, lettuce, celery, and more. This tasty salad is the perfect make-ahead dish for gatherings and potlucks. It's a happy medium between a green salad and pasta salad—similar to tortellini salad, tuna salad, and asian pasta salad.

Layered Pasta Salad instructions

  1. Layer first four ingredients in 3 qt bowl..
  2. Mix mayonnaise and ranch dressing til blended; spread over salad, sealing to edges. Top with cheese and tomatoes..
  3. Refrigerate several hours. Toss gently before serving..

Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. It's finished with a topping of a mayonnaise based ranch dressing and garnished with chopped bacon and sliced green onion. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water. Drizzle with oil; toss to coat. Layer with ham, salami and peas.