Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
This creamy and crunchy dill pickle pasta salad offers an incredible twist on traditional pasta salads! I find that I crave this tasty pasta salad and always try to make it at least a few times every summer for family gatherings and potlucks. It’s SO GOOD!
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad Recipe
When I was a kid I had a serious affinity for baby dill pickles.
In fact, my mom and dad had a hard time keeping baby dill pickles in the house. I could go through a jar of them in a day or two.
As an adult, my pickle cravings have only intensified, which is why I first made this creamy and delicious dill pickle pasta salad!
TIP: Have an issue with eggs? Try this eggless mayonnaise in the recipe!
How to Make Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
To make this yummy pasta salad you’ll need the following ingredients:
- 1 lb dry shell pasta
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon McCormick’s Salad Supreme seasoning
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 cups sliced dill pickles
- ½ cup dill pickle juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill weed
The pasta salad is really easy to put together when you have your ingredients prepped.
- Boil pasta; drain, rinse and place in large bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, dill weed, Dijon mustard, Salad Supreme, pepper, and pickle juice. Toss with pasta.
- Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
That tablespoon of McCormick’s Salad Supreme seasoning gives this pickle pasta salad a special little kick. If you’ve never used this seasoning mix before you definitely need to give it a try. I use it in a lot of my pasta salad recipes!
Also, one tip about making this dill pickle pasta salad is that the dressing will firm up a bit after chilling in the refrigerator. Sometimes I make a little extra dressing if I’m taking this dish to an event.
I pour the extra dressing on top and stir to combine just before serving. This isn’t totally necessary but it does help to loosen things up a bit!
As much as I love the crunch of those dill pickles, I also adore the creaminess of the dressing and the cheese.
I used to do cubed cheese in this salad but I find that I like it grated so much better. It really adds something special to this dill pickle pasta salad recipe!
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Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
This dill pickle pasta salad is a delicious and unique pasta salad to whip-up for your next gathering!
Ingredients
- 1 lb dry shell pasta
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon McCormick’s Salad Supreme seasoning
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 cups sliced dill pickles
- ½ cup dill pickle juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill weed
Instructions
- Boil pasta; drain, rinse and place in large bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, dill weed, Dijon mustard, Salad Supreme, pepper, and pickle juice. Toss with pasta.
- Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
I love this recipe but since My printer died a few months ago-I would love to send it to my email address so I could make it very soon. This recipe sounds fantastic! Please respond to my comment because I would love to share this one with my mom and sister.
Can I leave the Salad Seasoning out or is there a different replacement?
Thanks!!
This looks amazing! I’ve never had a pasta salad with shells so I’m very excited to try it. Do you think if I used a different cheese – like cheddar – it would heavily alter the flavor of the recipe? Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to try it at home!
Hi Sam, cheddar would be amazing! Hope you love it! :)
I saw this in your newsletter and drooled ! I LOVE dill pickles, and this is an awesome recipe. I made it after you posted it, and really to me it was wonderful. I am going to make it for picnics. I think I could eat it daily!
Oh my, we love pickles and this sounds so good! I am so excited to try this!
I love dill pickles! When I was growing up we used to eat the pickles and drink the juice like it was going out of style. I love pasta salad, but have never tried dill pickle pasta salad. I will definitely be giving this a try. Thank you for sharing!
I love pasta salad an pickles! This looks really good.
I love dill pickles and I’m going to have to give this recipe a try, sounds so tasty!!
This sounds really intriguing. My whole family loves pickles, so I may be giving this recipe a try.