Description
Tender spiral pasta, 2 cups of diced pickles, cheese, and onion covered in a ultra creamy homemade dill dressing with pickle juice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (16 oz) rotini pasta
- 1/3 cup dill pickle juice
- 2 cups chopped baby dill pickles
- 1 block (8 oz) Colby Jack cheese, cubed small
- 1 small white onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup dill pickle juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill (or 1 tablespoon dried dill)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Step: Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Step: Drain pasta and rinse with cold water, move to a mixing bowl, and pour 1/3 cup of pickle juice over it; stir and let it sit.
- Step: Chop the dill pickles and cheese into small cubes and finely chop the white onion.
- Step: Drain the pasta again, add it back to the mixing bowl along with the pickles, cheese, and white onion, and stir to combine.
- Step: Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl, pour over the pasta salad, and stir well.
Notes
For best results, serve this salad within a few hours of making it. Use real full-fat mayonnaise for the best taste and texture. Rotini and Colby Jack cheese are recommended for optimal flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 294 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 583 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 13 mg
Keywords: dill pickle, pasta salad, side dish, creamy pasta salad, American cuisine