Avocado Pasta Salad Recipe

This Avocado Pasta Salad is so simple to throw together and makes the perfect side dish to any pot luck. You can easily add meat and make it a main dish as well.

Prep Time2 30

Total Time2 30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: avocado, Easy Pasta Recipe, Easy Side Dish, pasta salad

Servings:

Calories: 492kcal

Equipment

Medium Mixing Bowl (2)

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
½ cup sour cream
½ bunch fresh cilantro chopped
1 medium avocados diced
1 onion diced
1 banana pepper diced
1 lime juiced
16 ounces penne pasta 1 package, cooked
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
½ cup sliced black olives
seasoned salt to taste

Instructions

Blend mayonnaise, sour cream, cilantro, avocado, onion, pepper, and lime juice.
Combine all but about 1/2 cup of the dressing with cooled pasta.
Top with tomatoes and olives. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours. Fold tomatoes and olives into cooled salad.
Top with reserve dressing and season with salt as desired.

Notes

I like to add chicken (you can grill it, boil it, bake it, use leftovers, etc.), steak, ground beef, ground turkey, chicken sausage, bacon, ham, or really any favorite.

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