This delicious Spaghetti Salad is a simple pasta salad recipe that is perfect for a light meal or as a cold salad side dish. Cool and refreshing with fresh colorful seasonal vegetables. Be sure to check out our other great summer salad recipes.
This spaghetti salad is the perfect side dish or meal to enjoy year-round. It is especially refreshing when the weather is hot and you want to enjoy a simple salad. As you know, all our recipes have to be two things, delicious and simple.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
Cool for Summer. I love that it is still summer for a few more weeks and am ready for a cool down in the weather.
Delicious. This is one of my favorite cold spaghetti salad recipes. The crisp fresh vegetables pair so nicely with the dressing.
Easy. This Vegetable Spaghetti salad is perfect to make any time of year for dinner or lunch and is great for a barbecue or picnic too! You can make it the night before and have it ready for your day.
How Do You Make Spaghetti Salad?
It is easy! All you do is cut some fresh peppers, celery, and tomatoes, boil a pot of spaghetti and top with some Italian dressing and Parmesan cheese.
Tips for this recipe:
- It is a good idea to cut your spaghetti in half before you boil as it makes for easier eating.
- You can change up the noodles and use linguini, bowtie or any other type of pasta, including whole wheat pasta.
- I like to use half of two different color bell peppers for added flair. You can also use mini peppers for this recipe.
This salad makes a great chicken side dish or beef side dish.
If you are packing this salad to take to a potluck, I would suggest packing the cheese separate and add it just prior to serving.
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Cold Spaghetti Salad Recipe
To save some time making this Spaghetti Salad:
- Use pre-cut celery and onion from the grocery store, or prepare your own vegetables the day before and store in the refrigerator.
- Use packaged shredded Parmesan cheese.
- Make this recipe the day before and it will be ready for you when you are.
This recipe is also great as a take-along lunch as long as it stays refrigerated.
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📖 Recipe
Cold Spaghetti Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 oz Spaghetti
- ½ cup onion
- 1 bell pepper
- ½ cup celery chopped
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1 tablespoon sliced olives
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- ⅓ cup Italian salad dressing
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Boil spaghetti per package directions.
- While spaghetti is cooking, combine vegetables in a small bowl.
- Once spaghetti is ready, drain and let cool.
- Add salad dressing to spaghetti and blend.
- Add vegetables to spaghetti.
- Top with Parmesan cheese.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Blend well and cover.
- Chill in refrigerator overnight.
Tamara
YUM. I always love all cold pasta salads, but this does beg the question, "Why not use spaghetti?" Of course! I want to make it.
Raquel
Yes, Spaghetti really changes things up!
Rian
This looks so good! Can't wait to try it! Here's a recipe I think you might like: Thai Style Coconut Chicken
Jeannie
Two of my faves, pasta and veggies. A great way to carbo load!
Kayla DiMaggio
This recipe was so fun and unique! I absolutely loved it!
Chef Dennis
My wife will super love this Vegetable Spaghetti Salad!
Mama Maggie's Kitchen
Yummy. Yummy. My mouth is watering. I want to eat that!
Addie
Such a great quick meal!