Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2011

The recipe ingredient list calls for "ramen noodles," no particular flavor, so I bought "chicken." I did not realize until I read step 3 that it was supposed to be "Oriental," so I adapted the dressing with what I had on hand. I cut back a little on the vegetable oil and added a bit of both sesame and chili oils, as well as some Thai garlic chili paste. The dressing ended up tasting wonderful with just a little pop of heat from the chili paste and chili oil. The rotini I had on hand was multi-color and to brighten it even more, I added a little bit of sliced red bell pepper, peeled & seeded cucumber chunks, and squeezed some fresh lime juice over it. The one thing I wasn't crazy about was the dry ramen noodles. I think I would prefer chopped peanuts, but that just could be a personal taste preference. Overall, a very nice pasta salad with good presentation. Thanks, Lori, for sharing with us.

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lutzflcat

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Living In: Lutz, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2010

This was not as flavorful as I expected. I have been making the coleslaw with ramen noodle dressing for years and expected this to have that flavor. I plan to make that recipe's dressing, but use the pasta, sugar peas and carrots of this recipe in the future.

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Carol

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Madison, Mississippi, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

I made this for a potluck and it turned out fairly well, but I thought the dressing was missing something, but not sure what. Perhaps a bit of vinegar? Mine turned out a bit dry too because I think I had too much pasta. I used prepackaged carrot slaw instead of having to slice the carrots too. Overall, pretty good, but needs some more tweaking.

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heidihh1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Fridley, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

Tasty, quick, cheap, and I always have the ingredients on hand. Definitely broke college student approved!

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Deb

Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2008

This is a flavorful pasta salad that is great for pot lucks, and when you want something light and quick. I added some sesame seed oil to the recipe the second time I made this and I loved the addition. I also used small shell pasta, and fresh peas, so this recipe is very versatile.

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JayAnn Designs

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Helena, Montana, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2007

While this was a definitely a tasty dish, I would have preferred the dressing to have been more substantial. It was very mild and just slightly sweet. Next time I would try adding a thicker asian-type dressing, or try to doctor up the original dressing with some spices.

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Kristi K.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2004

Turned out great! I doubled this recipe for a picnic. I added a little seasme oil and some seasme seeds. I also used the packaged shredded brocolli blend because the store was out of carrots. I also used the frozen peas because I had them on hand.

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JULESR1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Brighton, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: May 31, 2004

This is quick and tasty. Great for parties, too.

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THEWOLFES9

Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2003

This was good, but I must have cooked too much pasta because I didn't have enough sauce. My salad was a little drier than I prefer. I will make again though, just reduce the pasta some. Since you need the Ramen sauce pack to make the sauce I can't really double it easily.

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Navy_Mommy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA

Living In: D'iberville, Mississippi, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2003

Good recipe for people on an extremely tight budget. I was surprised by the taste. I thought ramen flavor packet would make it unbearably salty, but it came out fine. Instead of vegetable oil and snap peas, I used olive oil and regular frozen peas. I also added cheddar cheese and olives and left out the red onions since I didn’t have any.

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