Our easy Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is a light and refreshing side dish recipe that you are going to love all summer long! Perfect for all of your dill pickle lovers and made with with fresh pickles, fresh herbs, cooked pasta, and a delicious creamy dressing!
The Best Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
During those warm months of summer, if you are looking for a new pasta salad recipe we have a tasty recipe for you! At our house we absolutely love dill pickles, especially homemade pickles, and we knew they would make a great addition to a creamy pasta salad. So here it is in all its glory! This dill pickle salad is the perfect side dish recipe to bring to your next potluck, barbecue, or summer picnic. Definitely a crowd-pleaser that everyone will love!
Looking for another pickle recipe? You should check out our Pickle Brine Chicken!
What You Will Need
- pasta noodles – feel free to use your favorite type of pasta or pasta shape! We used bowtie, but rotini pasta would be great too.
- pickles – highly recommend dill pickles in this recipe. You can use another, like bread and butter pickles or sweet pickles, but it is going to have a dramatically different taste.
- white onion – option to sub with some red onion.
- fresh dill – this fresh herb brings the best flavor! A sprinkling of fresh parsley might also be good.
- salt and pepper – simple seasonings that are always a must.
- mayo & sour cream – the base of the homemade salad dressing that brings a wonderful creamy texture.
- dill pickle juice – just remove a little bit from the pickle jar and add to the dressing for an added pickle punch.
- fresh garlic – everything is always better with a little garlic in the mix!
- dijon mustard – a little boost to the depth of flavor.
How To Make Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
The first steps to making this great recipe are to gather all of the simple ingredients. Place the salad dressing ingredients in a small bowl and mix to combine. Then cook your pasta of choice to al dente.
Option to add in some cubed cheese (like colby jack cheese, pepper jack, or sharp cheddar cheese) or some hard boiled eggs, but they are not necessary. It is delicious with or without them.
Place the cooked, cooled pasta in a large mixing bowl with all of the other pasta salad ingredients. Pour the dressing on top.
Mix to fully combine everything!
Recipe FAQ
Absolutely! Feel free to meal prep this salad 1-2 days before serving and store in the fridge in an airtight container. If you do, you may want to consider reserving some dressing, making a little bit more, or adding in another splash of pickle juice before serving the next day. When the pasta sits for a while it tends to soak up some of the dressing.
Yes! In the recipe card below we listed cubed cheese and hard boiled eggs, but you could also add some bacon bits, small pieces of cooked ham, or bell peppers.
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Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
This is going to be your new favorite pasta salad and will be on repeat at cookouts! Get this Dill Pickle Pasta Salad on your summer menu!
Ingredients
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad:
- 1 lb bowtie pasta, cooked al dente (reg or gluten-free)
- 2–3 cups Claussen pickle spears, remove seeds + cut into 1/2 inch chunks
- 1/4 cup white onion, halved and sliced
- heaping 1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
Dressing:
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/2 cup sour cream (reg or gluten-free)
- 2–3 tablespoons pickle juice
- 2–3 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: Cook pasta al dente according to package directions.
- Mix Sauce: Meanwhile, combine Dressing ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- Prep Pickles: Take the pickle spears and cut off the mushy seeds. Chop the rest of the spear into 1/2 inch chunks.
- Combine: Strain pasta and rinse with cold water. Transfer to large bowl along with the chopped dill pickles, white onion, fresh dill, salt, and pepper. Toss to combine.
- Taste: Once everything is combined, taste, and add additional salt, chopped pickles or dill, as desired. The pickles are already fairly salty so I erred on the side of not adding too much salt – adjust per your liking.
- Serve: Serve at your favorite cookout with some grilled brats and corn on the cob!
Notes
- Optional Add-Ins: feel free to add in a hard-boiled egg or some small cubed colby jack cheese, if you want to beef this up a bit. We tested both and, to be honest, you couldn’t really taste their flavors, just so you know!
- Storage: the pasta will naturally soak up the sauce as it sits, so feel free to add in a tablespoon or two of pickle juice to help revive it after sitting for a while.
- Gluten-Free: feel free to use your favorite gluten-free noodle here!
- Dairy-Free: use a dairy-free sour cream to make this dairy-free.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 229
- Sugar: 1.5 g
- Sodium: 404 mg
- Fat: 8.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 30.8 g
- Protein: 6.1 g
- Cholesterol: 7.2 mg
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