Salad Supreme Pasta Salad recipe is an easy-to-make summer staple featuring rotini pasta, fresh vegetables, cheese, and tons of flavor. Doused in a delicious zesty Italian dressing, this side dish has a secret seasoning that delivers bold flavors in every bite!
The BEST Pasta Salad With Salad Supreme
Our zesty Salad Supreme Pasta Salad takes the fresh and colorful vegetables and tender spiral pasta found in my Italian Pasta Salad and gives it a McCormick brand Salad Supreme seasoning blend make-over.
My favorite thing about this McCormick pasta salad recipe is that it has no rules. It’s easy to create your own customized combinations of crunch, color, and flavor and fill it with your favorite foods (it’s also a great way to clean out your fridge).
Serve your pasta salad supreme as a side dish, eat leftovers for lunch, or add diced meat to make it the main meal. It’s the perfect marriage of complex tastes and textures tossed in an Italian dressing mixed with McCormick pasta salad seasoning.
Why We Love Salad Supreme Recipes
- Quick and easy to make in 15 minutes.
- Uses a handful of simple ingredients.
- Versatile vegetarian recipe that can be customized with any of your favorite pasta salad add-ins or omit what you don’t have on hand.
- Hearty and satisfying side that pairs well with grilled chicken, beef or fish to make it a main meal.
- It’s bold, textually diverse, and holds up well for several days in the refrigerator.
- Make-ahead and travel-friendly salad makes it perfect for potlucks, barbecues, and summer parties.
Salad Supreme Pasta Salad Ingredients
- Rotini pasta: You can use regular or gluten free pasta.
- Fresh broccoli florets
- Cherry tomatoes
- Zucchini squash
- Red bell peppers: Feel free to use green, orange, or yellow bell peppers.
- Red onion
- Mozzarella cheese
- Back olives
- Italian salad dressing: Use your favorite brand or make your own Italian dressing.
- McCormick brand Salad Supreme seasoning blend
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Substitutions and Additions
- Choose Your Cheese: You can substitute 6 ounces of Colby-jack cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, or Swiss cheese in this recipe. Feel free to add a sprinkle of fresh parmesan cheese too!
- Vary The Veggies: A salad supreme recipe can easily be customized with your other favorite veggies, like peas, cucumbers, carrots, celery, edamame, and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Pick Your Pasta: I made my salad with rotini pasta, but you can substitute bowties, farfalle, penne, fusilli, shells, elbow macaroni, or any short pasta you prefer.
- Make It With Meat: You can add in diced deli ham or diced deli salami to make this salad supreme more of a main dish meal. Or try some pepperoni, capicola, or even prosciutto tossed into the mix.
How to Make Salad Supreme Pasta Salad
- Prepare The Pasta: Boil the pasta for 10 minutes. During the last 1 minute of cooking time, add the broccoli and cook with the pasta for the remaining minute. Drain and run under cold water to stop the cooking and cool quickly.
- Toss: Toss the pasta and broccoli with all remaining ingredients so that everything is coated in the dressing and seasoning blend.
- Chill: Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until ready to serve.
- Serve: Serve cold and enjoy!
Tips For Making The Best Salad Supreme Pasta Salad
- This salad supreme pasta is best served chilled.
- Don’t over cook your pasta. You should cook the noodles just until al-dente; any longer and they will become mushy and fall apart when mixed with the other ingredients.
- You can stir in an extra ½ cup of the Italian salad dressing to moisten the pasta if needed after an extended refrigeration period.
- You can substitute the vegetables according to your preferences. You want to keep a total of approximately 5 cups of diced or sliced vegetables. Be sure to keep your vegetables cut to bite-size and fairly uniform sizes.
How to Store Salad Supreme Pasta Salad
- To Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Be mindful that the longer the pasta sits in the dressing, the softer the pasta will become.
- To Freeze: Freezing this pasta salad is not suggested, as the texture of both the pasta and vegetables will not be favorable after thawing.
More Easy Pasta Salad Recipes
Other Easy Summer Salads
- Watermelon Salad
- Panera Fuji Apple Salad
- Elote Salad Recipe (Mexican Street Corn Salad Recipe)
- Lemon Parmesan Salad
- Italian Sausage Pasta
- Broccoli Salad
- Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
- Street Corn Pasta Salad
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Salad Supreme Pasta Salad
Serves — 10
Salad Supreme Pasta Salad is a refreshing cold side for all your summer potlucks or barbecues. Made with McCormick seasoning, it's flavorful and filled with freshness.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Chill Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 16 ounces rotini pasta
- 1 cup broccoli florets cut into 1-inch-sized pieces
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes cut into halves
- 1 cup zucchini squash cut into 1-inch-sized pieces
- 1 cup red bell pepper slices approximately ¼ inch thick by 1 inch long
- 1 cup red onion slices approximately ¼ inch thick by 1 inch long
- 6 ounces block mozzarella cheese cubed into ½ inch pieces (yields approximately 1 cup)
- ⅓ cup black olive slices
- 1 cup bottled Italian salad dressing
- 3 tablespoons McCormick brand Salad Supreme seasoning blend
Instructions
- Bring 8 cups of water to boil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the rotini pasta and cook for 10 minutes. Be sure to stir occasionally to prevent pasta from sticking. During the last 1 minute of cooking time, add the broccoli florets and cook the broccoli with the pasta for the remaining 1 minute.16 ounces rotini pasta, 1 cup broccoli florets
- Place a large strainer in the sink and drain the pasta and broccoli florets. Rinse the pasta and broccoli florets with cold water to stop the cooking process and remove excess starch from the pasta. This helps the pasta keep its shape and not get too soft as it sits in the salad dressing.
- Transfer the drained and rinsed pasta to a large mixing bowl. Add to the bowl the cherry tomatoes, zucchini squash, red bell pepper, red onion, mozzarella cheese, black olives, bottled Italian salad dressing, and McCormick salad supreme seasoning blend. Gently toss to coat all the pasta and vegetables in the Italian dressing and seasoning blend.1 cup cherry tomatoes, 1 cup zucchini squash, 1 cup red bell pepper slices, 1 cup red onion slices, 6 ounces block mozzarella cheese, ⅓ cup black olive slices, 1 cup bottled Italian salad dressing, 3 tablespoons McCormick brand Salad Supreme seasoning blend
- Transfer the mixed salad supreme to a large serving bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until ready to serve. This allows all the vegetables and pasta to absorb the flavors of the Italian dressing and seasoning blend.
Jenn’s Notes
Storage:
- To Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Be mindful that the longer the pasta sits in the dressing, the softer the pasta will become.
- To Freeze: Freezing this pasta salad is not suggested, as the texture of both the pasta and vegetables will not be favorable after thawing.
- This salad supreme pasta is best served chilled.
- Don’t over cook your pasta. You should cook the noodles just until al-dente; any longer and they will become mushy and fall apart when mixed with the other ingredients.
- You can stir in an extra ½ cup of the Italian salad dressing to moisten the pasta if needed after an extended refrigeration period.
- You can substitute the vegetables according to your preferences. You want to keep a total of approximately 5 cups of diced or sliced vegetables. Be sure to keep your vegetables cut to bite-size and fairly uniform sizes.
Nutrition Info
Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 388mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 698IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 5mg
