35 Best Spring Pasta Salad Recipes for Parties, Potlucks, or Easy Spring Meals
Easy Spring pasta salad recipes! These spring pasta salad ideas make quick spring meals, easy salads for parties, or healthy spring lunch meal prep.
If there’s one side dish everyone can get behind, it’s pasta salad!
There are so many different flavor profiles, sauces, and ingredients – and they pair well with so many different meals.
With the new season upon us, I decided to put together a list of the best Spring pasta salads!
Yep, they’re not just for summer anymore.
These Spring pasta salad recipes are full of fresh springtime ingredients and flavors …
… perfect for easy light spring meals or crowd-pleasing side dishes.
Let’s check ‘em out!
( 🌸 Looking for more delicious Spring recipes? Try these easy Spring brunch recipes, fun spring charcuterie board ideas, healthy spring chicken recipes, or easy spring dessert ideas.)
Easy Spring Pasta Salads
Goat Cheese Pasta Salad with Asparagus & Lemon
Putting together this Goat Cheese Pasta Salad with Asparagus & Lemon is easy and it's sure to be a favorite with your family!
You can personalize it with any vegetables that suit your preferences.
Lemon Orzo Salad
This Orzo Salad is light and lemony, perfect for spring and summer.
Crisp asparagus and roasted peppers add color and texture for a unique, healthy pasta salad.
Cheese Tortellini Pasta Salad With Asparagus and Peas
This Cheese Tortellini Pasta Salad has asparagus, peas, artichoke hearts, and basil.
Tossed with a lemon parmesan vinaigrette, it's such a fresh take on pasta salad and has amazing flavors.
Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad
This creamy pesto pasta salad is perfect for an easy weekday lunch or for taking to potlucks, block parties and spring celebrations.
Seemingling almost *too* easy, it’s one of those combinations that will make you wonder why you haven’t tried it before.
Citrus Spring Pasta Salad
This Citrus Spring Pasta Salad is packed with fresh, bright and healthy ingredients/
The stars of the dish are the sweet mango, mandarins and strawberries paired with the fresh vegetables and lemon honey dressing.
Salmon Asparagus Pasta Salad
Creamy Salmon Asparagus Pasta Salad is loaded with fresh asparagus, canned or fresh salmon and hard boiled eggs.
It gets combines with pasta and all tossed together in a creamy lemon dill dressing.
Mexican Street Corn Orzo Pasta Salad
Mexican Street Corn Orzo Pasta Salad is a crowd favorite at parties, get togethers or bbqs.
Orzo pasta is mixed with sweet corn, bell pepper, cilantro, green onion, cotija cheese and a creamy spiced dressing.
Deviled Egg Pasta Salad
The perfect combination of tangy deviled eggs and macaroni salad, this Deviled Egg Pasta Salad is a quick and easy side dish for all your springtime gatherings.
Ready in just 30 minutes, this creamy salad pairs well with almost any protein.
Lemon Pasta Salad
With a delicious homemade lemon dressing, fresh dill and in-season vegetables, this Lemon Pasta Salad tastes so fresh and is irresistibly delicious!
Spring Pasta Salad with Radishes and Arugula
This unique Spring Pasta Salad is full of radishes and arugula!
Embrace those seasonal veggies and Farmer's Market outings and pick up some fresh early spring goodies!
Greek Orzo Pasta Salad
Greek Orzo Pasta Salad is a summer pasta salad recipe with orzo, crisp vegetables, feta cheese and a light Greek dressing.
You can make it up to 4 days in advance, making it a great choice for weekly lunches, parties and warm weather bbqs.
Spinach Artichoke Pasta Salad
With all the best favors of your favorite dip, this Spinach Artichoke Pasta Salad will become your go-to potluck side dish.
The noodles are tossed in a creamy sauce, surrounded by artichokes and fresh spinach leaves, sprinkled with shredded parmesan cheese, and studded with diced red pepper.
Fresh Springtime Veggie Pasta Salad
Fresh Springtime Pasta Salad is the perfect salad to make for your BBQs and parties all spring and summer long.
Pasta combined with different cheeses, fresh veggies and Italian dressing, it has everything you want in a pasta salad.
Seafood Pasta Salad (Crab and Shrimp)
In a bowl, this seafood pasta salad embodies a New England summer vacation!
The creamy pasta shells are combined with plentiful shrimp and crab, onion, celery, lemon, and herbs, all tossed with Old Bay seasoning.
Healthy Pea Pasta Salad
This Lemon and Pea Pasta Salad has everything you want and nothing you don’t!
Lighter than traditional bowtie pasta salad, there's no dairy in the sauce, so it's perfect to make ahead for picnics and potlucks.
Asian Noodle Salad
Asian Noodle Salad is a quick and tasty salad with freshness, crunch, and a taste you’ll love!
Packed with healthy ingredients, Asian noodle salad has crisp fresh veggies, and juicy mandarin oranges, all tossed in a delicious dressing.
Tuna Pasta Salad
This classic Tuna Pasta Salad is a classic nostalgic recipes that never goes out of style.
While great for picnics and barbecues, it's also great for just grabbing as a quick lunch or snack.
Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad
Grilling is a great way to create more flavor, and this Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad combines those smoky flavors with an amazing side dish.
Grilled zucchini, mushrooms, and onion add so much extra flavor and texture!
Lemon Feta Orzo Salad with Pine Nuts
Lemon Feta Orzo Pasta Salad is the perfect spring side dish, or a great meal prep for healthy lunches.
This colorful rainbow orzo salad is loaded with tomato, kalamata olives, bell pepper, artichokes, chickpeas, feta cheese and lots of greens!
Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta Salad
Easy and delicious Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta Salad comes together in just 15 minutes.
Tender chicken with peas in a creamy, zesty dressing makes for the perfect cold lunch or light dinner for hot days.
Caesar Pasta Salad
Caesar Pasta Salad has a homemade dressing that combines traditional Caesar salad and crowd-favorite macaroni salad into one amazing side dish.
Taco Pasta Salad
This Easy Taco Pasta Salad recipe is loaded with Mexican-inspired flavors!
Quick to make, the recipe includes ground beef, it also makes an excellent side dish or standalone meal for a family dinner.
Caprese Pasta Salad
Caprese Pasta Salad is a bright, tangy salad that;s perfect to take to a potluck or picnic.
Fresh juicy tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and tender pasta are tossed in a simple dressing and topped with fresh basil.
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
Calling all dill pickle lovers, this pasta salad recipe is for you!
Deliciously creamy Dill Pickle Pasta Salad has the tangy flavor of crunchy pickles, fresh dill, cheese, mayo and sour cream.
BLT Pasta Salad
Bring on those warm weather BBQs so you can serve this loaded BLT Pasta Salad with a creamy ranch dressing!
This yummy salad is full of bacon, tomato, lettuce, pasta and more – one of my favorites!
Greek Tortellini Pasta Salad with Chicken
This Easy Tortellini Pasta Salad is filled with pillowy cheese tortellini, juicy grilled chicken, fresh vegetables, kalamata olives, and feta cheese.
It all gets tossed in a tangy homemade dressing that's to die for.
Easy Cobb Pasta Salad
It's the classic Cobb Salad turned up a notch!
This quick and easy Cobb Pasta Salad features perfectly cooked pasta, crisp bacon, ripe tomatoes, cubed chicken, chopped eggs, creamy avocado, and blue cheese dressing. Delish!
Creamy Mexican Pasta Salad
Sure to be a hit at the barbecue or alongside any spring meal, this Mexican Pasta Salad is loaded with black beans, corn, red peppers, and so much more.
A creamy Southwestern Dressing gives it a kicked-up zesty flavor, but Greek yogurt keeps it light.
Greek Pasta Salad
This Greek Pasta Salad has sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta cheese, red onion, and pepperoncinis.
Tossed in a tangy Greek dressing, it's magical for any spring gathering.
Reuben Pasta Salad
Reuben Pasta Salad has all of the amazing flavors of your favorite Reuben Sandwich!
Corned beef, swiss, sauerkraut and pickles are tossed with a simple thousand islands dressing for one the best potluck salads you’ve ever had.
Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad
This easy 5-ingredient Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad takes just minutes to make and is positively packed with flavor!
Greek Chicken Pasta Salad
This colorful Mediterranean pasta salad with chicken has the perfect medley of flavors that makes it both healthy and delicious!
Balsamic Tofu Pasta Salad
Balsamic Tofu Pasta Salad is an easy light and healthy meal or side dish bursting with fresh summer vegetables and an easy balsamic dressing.
A protein packed way to enjoy pasta salad while keeping it plant-based!
Easy Angel Hair Pasta Salad
Easy Angel Hair Pasta Salad is made of an Italian dressing and mayo for a tangy and hearty pasta salad.
And the angel hair pasta is a fun twist on the traditional recipe!
Lemon Herb Vinaigrette Pasta Salad
A light and fresh pasta salad with lemon herb vinaigrette is the perfect pasta salad to make this spring or summer.
Ready to try some new Spring pasta salad ideas?
I hope this list of easy spring pasta salad recipes has given you tons of inspiration for new dishes to try this season.
Full of fresh flavors and seasonal ingredients, these unique side dishes are perfect for your parties, potlucks, or just because!
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