Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2012

This is a good and easy pasta salad that would be great for a pot luck. I used light mayonnaise instead of Miracle Whip as that is what I had on hand. I used red, yellow, and orange bell peppers as I already had them on hand and they add some additional color. The only thing was that the raw red onion was pretty strong. While it added great color, next time I might use red bell peppers and add green onions instead of red, but that is just my preference. Overall, a very good recipe. Thanks for sharing.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

I liked it. I used 1cup tangy tomato bacon dressing and it turned out great plus it added a nice touch of color. I also used wheat penne pasta. I would recommend this recipe to anyone who can handle strong flavor.

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JuliyaD

Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2009

Simply lovely. My 12 and 14 year old daughters love the flavour of peppers but don't actually like to bite on them - so I cut the peppers a bit larger which allowed them to have a portion with less - and us MORE! lol =) I used a combination of half Miracle whip and half sour cream in the basic dressing (I find it lets the flavours come through better.).... I do this with my potato salad also - and added about a tablespoon of pickled pimento chopped very fine. I also used half the dijon. After sitting in the fridge for 24 hours (tip: hide it in the back, bottom shelf - I know my kids and hubby are lazy and prefer not to bend!) the flavour of the peppers has imparted it's wonder into the pasta.. you may have to 'top up' the dressing as it soaks into the pasta. This is when I serve it - and it's GONE in no time flat.! Thanks for the recipe!!!

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Andrea

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: West Hill, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2008

Ok,but a little boring, used too much dijon.

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Chefstacie

Cooking Level: Professional

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2008

This is a great little pasta salad! I was looking for something light to try an orzo salad, and this is perfect. Because my pasta is tiny, I used my food processor on the veggies, and was forced to use a sweet onion rather than a red. However, even with those minor changes, the results were lovely. Excellent lunch, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow's leftovers.

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Purple Tangerine

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2007

I was looking for a recipe for a Penne Pasta Salad that I had at a buffet on the weekend and this is it! This salad was amazing, however I did omit the parmasean cheese due the the fact I find it overpowers alot of flavors, and because I was using dried dill which again I find packs a bigger punch as opposed to fresh I cut the amount down a bit, and it was PERFECT!

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jessikill

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2006

Great salad. I made it for a potluck and everyone really enjoyed it.

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JUDI LEAZZO

Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2006

"I" did not like this salad. I followed the recipe exactly. I felt the mustard / parmesean cheese / dill combination gave it a bitter, gritty taste. I served it at a family function, and everyone "said" they liked it, but not one person asked for the recipe. When it was time to go, someone did ask if they could have the rest. I was glad until they tossed it in the trash, bowl and all! Since I'm a low carb person and made pasta salad on request of the hostess, I will not make it again, though I think it would be better without the dijon mustard.

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lkatperson

Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2003

I love cooking and trying new things. I was looking for a pasta salad to bring to a picnic and I only had penne pasta - that's how I found this recipe. It turned out to be fantastic, and people seemed to like it. I found it easy to substitute, also.

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RLWEIKERT

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2001

I'm not a cold pasta salad fan but I'm always looking for new recipes to try--encouraging my kids to try new foods. This was easy and really good. I cut all the vegetables really small, and my kids ate it without a fight-one of them loved it, and so did I. The mayonaise dressing flavor was a bit strong, I may experiment next time with some ranch dressing or maybe sour cream. This is definitely a take to potluck dish that will impress others.

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