Baby Shower Pasta Salad

 Salad: 

pasta (any noodle but the shower used mostaccioli)

peppers

tomato

avocado

feta

Sauce: 

1/2 C olive oil

2 T lemon juice

2 T white wine vinegar

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp rosemary

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

dash of sugar  

Lemon tarragon pasta salad

Knock off of plates and palates pasta salad

1 (16 oz) box of bow tie noodles

2 cups red grapes

1 cup celery

1/2 cup slivered almonds

1 bunch green onion

Dressing: 

1 1/4 C regular mayo

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 tsp onion powder

2 lemons juiced and zested

1/2 tsp salt

2 TBLs fresh tarragon, minced

1 TBLS sugar

2 TBLS honey

Chicken Pasta Salad-from Anne Swanson

*2-4 chicken breasts cubed and cooked (really, just as much or as little as you prefer.  I also like to cut up meat from a rotisserie chicken sometimes b/c it give the salad a great flavor)
*rottini pasta-12-16 oz. pkg (I prefer the whole wheat kind)
*1 cup red or green seedless grapes sliced in half
*1 cup pineapple tidbits or crushed (my preference) pineapple (save the juice)
*1 cup water chestnuts or Jicama sliced into small pieces
*½ cup green onion
*1 cup cashews toasted
*1 cup celery diced
*2 red apples chopped and peeled (soak apples in pineapple juice once chopped to keep them from
turning brown; add the apples and juice to the salad)

Dressing:
*1 cup mayo
*1 cup coleslaw dressing

Mix all together in very large bowl and enjoy!  Tastes best if it is refrigerated for several hour to a day in advance.

Great when served with No-Knead Bread!