This recipe for Amish Pasta Salad is so good. I can eat this salad for any meal and it is great to take to a function. Served with my famous broasted chicken and some warm bread you have a meal that is fit for a queen. This side dish can easily replace any potato choice. All you need is a veggie and some wine! Pasta, celery, eggs, spices and mayo make this pasta salad more delicious than you have ever eaten.
Amish Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 16 ounce box medium shell pasta, uncooked
- 5 eggs hard-boiled and chopped
- 1/2 cup sweet onion chopped
- 1 2 ounce jar pimentos, drained
- 1 cup celery chopped
- 1 cup green pepper chopped
- 3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish drained
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- corn as desired
- 1 cucumber sliced
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
- In a large bowl mix pasta, eggs, onion, pimentos, celery, green pepper and relish. In another bowl mix garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, celery seed, mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar, mustard, corn and cucumber and vinegar.
- Pour the mayonnaise mixture over the pasta and mix well.
- Can sprinkle with more paprika. Chill in refrigerator several hours or overnight.
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Your salad will be delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday,442 and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you Miz Helen! Love the party and thanks for allowing bloggers to share recipes there. Have a great week!
This looks really good. Thank you for linking up at #trafficjam
Thank you Tracy. I enjoy #trafficjam. You have so many good links. Enjoy your day!
This sounds delicious, Marilyn (though I might have to drop the pimentos… not sure though!) Thanks for sharing at Tuesday Turn ABout!
Thanks Julie. I drop a lot of things depending on how I feel. Pimentos, jalapeños and other slaty or hot items are usually on the list. Glad you like the pasta salad. Have an awesome week!
This looks good! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Thank you Helen for the opportunity to share my recipes each week! Have a wonderful week.
This looks amazing Marilyn. If you add chicken, you have a complete meal. I think I may try this recipe this weekend. It will be great to have on hand to bring to work for lunch next week as I am trying to cut back on buying lunch daily. TFS with #omgww.
The addition of chicken sounds wonderful! I was going to try it with turkey also. Thank you for wanting to make it. Let me know how it turns out!
I always enjoy traditional Amish recipes and this is no exception, Marilyn! It’s the perfect dish for summer barbecues and parties. Sharing on the Hearth and Soul Facebook Page. Thank you so much for your support of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Have a wonderful weekend, my friend!
I am glad you too like Amish recipes. We learned to love them when my son and his family lived in Lancaster, Pa. the foods were excellent!
I haven’t been to Lancaster yet, Marilyn, but I hope to go one day. We had Mennonites (very like Amish people) living near to where I grew up so their delicious food was very much a part of our culture, and our farmer’s markets. Thank you again for sharing this post. I’m featuring it at the Hearth and Soul Link Party this week. Have a wonderful week, my friend!
Where my son and his wife lived there were also Mennonites. He explained the differences in what they believed in and how they lived. They were some of his best friends. I hope you do get to visit there some day. There is a great buffet near there in Intercourse, Pa run by the AMish. I forget the name but it is very well known. And they have 3 huge rooms of buffets that are never ending. And the price was very low. Enjoy your day!
Another perfect recipe for summer with no ovens cooking! Thank you so much for sharing – Pinned!
I know it is carbs, but it is still a great cols summer salad. I know you will enjoy this pasta salad.
This looks absolutely delicious! Love pasta, it is such a fantastic easy dish to make when running low on time! Miss it a lot whilst following the Keto lifestyle 🙁 Sim x #MeltInYourMouthMonday
I just never could do the Keto diet. I love my pasta way too much. I am glad this recipe appeals to you Sim. And thanks for visiting from #meltinyourmouthmonday!
I am going to try this soon..looks so good..Thanks Marilyn
Thank you Deborah. I know you will enjoy this pasta salad. Have a wonderful week!
I am going to try this soon. We used to go to the family style restaurants in Lancaster County all the time when we visited relatives in Pa. Their food was always amazing! I might leave out the sugar just to see how it is. Have you done that?
Actually I use splenda instead of sugar for most foods. I never trade it though on my cheesecakes. I love the family restaurants in Lancaster. We used to go to a HUGE one with multiple rooms of buffets when we visited my son. I know it was about 30 minutes away. Wish I could remember the name. I need to ask him. Have a great week!
I definitely will make this. Thanks for sharing!!
Let me know how it turns out for you Rose! Have a great week.
Hi Marilyn…….this looks like a great salad. Always looking for something different to bring to a pot luck. Can you use Miracle Whip instead of mayo?
You sure can substitute miracle whip for mayo. In my kitchen I never use mayo anymore. I don’t think my kids know what mayo is! Have a great week!
I will make this. My pasta salad is quite different.
Thank you Judy. Enjoy! Have a great week!
The photo looks like the salad has cabbage or lettuce but I don’t c that listed
Sometimes I add celery or cheese cubes. I think what you are seeing are cucumbers. Thanks for looking! Have a great week!
This sounds great! I may have even had this or one very similar down in Amish country in Ohio. Can’t wait to try it!
There is a restaraunt in Lancaster near where my son lived that serves this. it is awesome! Have a great week!
Anyone have a good diabetic conversion?
I don’t have one offhand, but I am sure you can google equivalents. Let me know! Have a great week!
That looks so delicious. I will have to try this one next time I bbq. I haven’t used sour cream before, maybe that’s the key to keeping it from getting dry.
The sour cream makes it creamier as well. I like to use a mixture of half that and half mayo sometimes. Have a great week!
I am excited to say Congratulations YOUR POST is FEATURED AT FULL PLATE THURSDAY! Thanks so much for sharing with us and enjoy your new Red Plate!
Miz Helen
Thank you Miz Helen for the feature!! I will be back to drop off somemore food and check out the other features. Have a great week!
What is to “skice” a cucumber? Do you mean slice??
Yes. Thank you for pointing out the typo. Fixed now!
This sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing it with us at the Homestead Blog Hop!
I am glad you like it Ann. Have a great week!
Yummy, this looks tasty 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays, hope you can join us for the Wednesday blog hop or on Friday for the weekend blog hop.
Thank you Claire!! I will be there. Have a great week.
I think that the Amish very much like eggs in most of their salads. I seem to remember that always being the case in the days when I used to go to Amish country regularly.
My son and his family lived there for two years. Lancaster is a wonderful city!
Sounds good! Thanks for joining the To Grandma’s House We Go link party! Hope to see you next week.
Glad you like it Sheri! Have a good week.
Pasta salads are always a hit and this one looks especially yummy!
You just can’t go wrong taking this to a pot luck. Have a wonderful week!
What a yummy sounding salad recipe! Thanks for linking up at Friday Frenzy Link Party! Pinned!!
Thank you Kelly. Have a wonderful week!
This has always been a favorite of mine!!! Yummy!!!
Thank Colleen. Pasta Salad is a favorit in my home. Have a wonderful week!
This looks so good, and I am so hungry right now.
I hate being online when I am hungry. I think I do most of my snack eating then. Thanks for commenting on the Amish Pasta Salad.
I love that this is a meatless dish! We are big on veggies in my home.
I love that I am making more meatless dishes. My kids prefer them and I am getting used to them. Have a great week!
Oh goodness that sounds so delicious Marilyn. Pasta salads are always such a hit and your Amish version sounds incredibly creamy. It’s going to be perfect for a light dinner on a hot summer’s night with some chicken added.
I love pasta salads tto Michelle. I don’t know why I only make them in warmer weather!! Have a great week.
This sounds super yummy! I make a very similar one that was my mother in laws recipe. I can see a few differences. I’ll have to give this recipe a try. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
I sometimes add peas or cheese cubes in this. It is always great. Have a happy week!
I love Amish recipes! Looks delicious!
Thanks Julie. Have a great week!
This sounds delicious! What makes it specifically “Amish?”
I don’t know. Maybe it is the ingredients they use?
I love a good pasta salad! Thanks for sharing with Party in Your PJs!
I love pasta salads too. They are good as leftovers when thefe are any. They don’t wilt! Have a wonderful week.
The Amish always have good food, great recipes. Thanks for sharing, looks so creamy and good!
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Thank you Karren. I agree. When my son and his family lived in Lancaster I found a ton of great recipes. Have a wonderful week.
I grew up just outside of Amish country in Ohio, so recipes like this are my comfort food. If you’ve never visited Amish country in any of the Midwest states, you are missing out. Such a national treasure,
We have some Amish near us too. My son and his family lived in Lancaster, Pa right in the middle of Amish and Menonite country. The hospitality and the food are uncomparable to anything else around. Thx. Have a great week!
This looks yummy! Can i ask why it’s called an amish pasta salad? Is it something the amish would eat? x
You know that is a great question! Maybe for the same reason we all other foods as different “cuisines”? Like Irish Stew etc. thanks for asking.
Sounds so good – I love pasta salads. Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner link up!
I thought of you when I posted this. Must be your past posts. I am glad you like it Helen. Have a great week.
Yum, I love dishes like this! Thank you for sharing with #MealPlanningMonday x
I do too Kirsty. Pasta salads can be a lunch, hot or cold. Have a great week.
This looks really Tasty. Thank you for sharing on #CookBlogShare
Thank you Jacqui. And thanks for sharing your blog!
Wow! that sounds yummy! But then, every Amish recipe does!
I agree Suzy. Amish says comfort food and family to me. Have a great week!
We live in Amish country and love their lifestyle and all their food. Found you on Grandma’s Briefs Link Party
My son and his family werein Lancaster, Pa for 2 years. I came to love the furniture and the food. Have a great week!
I always manage to click on your recipes at link parties! This looks yummy! Pinned!
That is the nicest thing I have heard in a while. That happens to me with a few bloggers too. And sometimes I just KNOW before I click who it is. That is what makes sharing so much fun. Have a great week!
We are huge fans of pasta salad and this looks amazing. Pinned.
Thanks Joanne. I love all types of pasta. I was raised on it. Have a great week!
Pasta salad is a dish I don’t make nearly often enough. This Amish pasta salad has lots of fresh ingredients and it’s looks so creamy!! 🙂 Taking this to our next family party for sure!
It seems like I make it on warm summer days when we eat on the deck. But it is just as good as a dinner side anytime. Enjoy!
Love the Amish touch on anything.
Have you ever visited Amish territory in PA or OH?
There are a few families living here in this area of Maine!
Yes! My son and his family lived in Lancaster, Pa for a few years. I loved the area and atmosphere. There are some great restaraunts in that area too. Have a stress free week!
That salad looks like a whole lot of goodness! Thank you for sharing. ?
Love pasta salads especially during the hot summer months.
I make something very much like this and I have always added diced ham to the mixture.
Adding mixture of diced up bell peppers really adds some extra color to the mixture as well
You are so right! Sometimes I add cubes of cheese, too. Ham sounds great! Have a stress free week!
Thanks Amy. I like to add it when I do a BBQ. Have a stress free week!