Pasta salad is kind of the ultimate meal prep. It doesn’t need to be reheated. It usually doesn’t need a dressing or a sauce. And you can put almost anything in it, and it will taste great. Endlessly customizable! What’s in your fridge? We think you have the makings of one or more of these dishes!
Meal Prep Friendly Antipasto Salad
Use a small, fork-sized pasta and for this dish; we are happy with orzo, but ditalini would work here or even elbow macaroni! Think of this as the classic Italian cold appetizer with some extra carbs for oomph.
Chicken BLT Pasta Salad
Take the idea of a BLT and turn it into a no-reheat pasta dish with ranch dressing. Add some chicken, and you’ve got a filling and flavorful meal prep. Make the pasta gluten-free if needed!
Green Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe
Ok, so the tuna itself isn’t green! It’s the ingredients that go into it, which include basil, parsley, asparagus, and avocado. This is so good, you’ll want to try it with chicken and salmon, too! We keep making this one different ways and it’s good with all those proteins.
Southwestern Pasta Salad with Chili Lime Vinaigrette
So much flavor here! You’ll love this pasta dish with a zesty dressing. Use a plant-based pasta like we did here, if you need it to be gluten-free. These are flavors you don’t often see in pasta salad!
Gluten Free Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad Meal Prep
Whew. Say that three times fast! The addition of pasta (you can make it GF if needed, or not!) to chicken Caesar is a genius move. Toss with dressing before serving. Need a shortcut? Use rotisserie chicken!
Veggie Pesto Pasta with Chickpeas
You don’t have to reheat this delicious dish, with seasonal veggies and chickpeas! Pesto keeps it flavorful and saucy.
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
Buffalo chicken can be a messy thing to eat for lunch, but the flavors translate well to this super tasty pasta dish. Toss with some blue cheese if you like, or ranch!
Italian Sausage Pasta Salad Meal Prep
It’s kind of like your antipasto approach, except a bit scaled back. The most fun part of this recipe? The mini mozzarella balls. You can even buy them pre-marinated at lots of grocery store salad bars. Yum!
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