The BEST Healthy Pasta Salad Recipes

There’s nothing I love more than a staple pasta salad recipe… one you can come back to again and again. I’ve rounded up a list of The BEST Healthy Pasta Salad Recipes, a dish that’s perfect for any occasion.

These salads are meal-prep friendly, plant-based and filled with veggies, and gluten-free optional. It’s the perfect hearty BBQ side dish, meal prep lunch, or easy dinner that everyone will love. I also love one pan & one pot dinners! I love serving pasta salad in this big wooden bowl with matching wooden serving spoons.

10+ Healthy Pasta Salad Recipes

Greek Caesar Pasta Salad

A mouthwateringly delicious combination of Greek & caesar salad make this an addicting crowd-favorite pasta salad!

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A wooden bowl filled with pasta salad and a wooden serving spoon.

Spring Roll in a Bowl

Spring Roll in a Bowl is all the best parts of a spring roll: rice noodles, carrots, cabbage, peppers, cucumber, and a drinkable peanut dressing, deconstructed in salad form!

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Creamy Ranch Vegan Pasta Salad

Elevate your pasta salad with this fresh, flavorful, creamy ranch pasta salad. Made in 20 minutes and makes for great meal prep!

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A white bowl filled with creamy ranch vegan pasta salad with a silver spoon sticking out of the bowl.

Vegan Tuna Pasta Salad (with creamy yogurt dressing!)

This easy plant-based dish is the perfect satisfying salad to make and share with friends and family.

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Easy Mediterranean Orzo Salad

The perfect salad to eat at home, meal prep for lunches, to bring to a potluck, or to bring to a party with friends and family!

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Mediterranean Orzo Salad in a large wooden salad bowl with two salad tongs beside the bowl covered in orzo.

Mediterranean Gnocchi

Your usual Mediterranean salad just got an upgrade! This Mediterranean Gnocchi dish is both filling and nutritious and has a delicious dressing to go with it. This gnocchi dish makes the perfect lunch, dinner, or meal to bring to a group gathering and is totally dairy-free and vegan!

Vegan Rainbow Peanut Noodles

This noodle dish is meal-prep friendly, super nutritious, and makes for the easiest, tastiest weeknight dinner.

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a large white bowl with a small white bowl in the center filled with peanut sauce, surrounded by red pepper, carrot, edamame, cabbage, spaghetti noodles, spinach, and cilantro. laying around the bowl is garnishes of cilantro.

Holiday Tortellini Salad (with Pumpkin Vinaigrette!)

This Holiday Tortellini Salad (with Pumpkin Vinaigrette!) is nourishing, filling, and 100% vegan!

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Two bowls of a tortellini salad and a large wooden bowl of tortellini salad with two black forks on the counter.

Vegan Caesar Pasta Salad (Dairy Free!)

This salad takes the everyday caesar up a notch! With protein from the tofu and healthy carbs from the pasta, this Caesar Pasta Salad has a little bit of everything to keep you full.

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A white plate with a serving of Vegan Caesar Pasta Salad on it with a black fork next to the plate and a small wooden bowl filled with vegan parmesan.

Roasted Vegetable Orzo Salad (With hummus dressing!)

This warm and delicious orzo salad will be a crowd pleaser that your guests are sure to love.

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Vegan Mediterranean Couscous Salad

This flavorful couscous salad with a parsley pesto dressing is fresh, filling, and perfect for lunches or a dinner side-dish.

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Two white plates of mediterranean couscous with a fork on the right one. Beside the bowls is a large wooden bowl with the remaining mediterranean couscous salad.

Pasta Salad FAQ

How long do pasta salad leftovers stay fresh in the fridge?

Most pasta salad will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 3-4 days in an airtight container. No need to keep the dressing separate, it can be stored all mixed together.

Can I easily make any pasta salad recipe gluten-free?

Yes, most all pasta salad can easily be made gluten-free. Use your favorite gluten-free pasta (any shape, any kind) and ensure that your other ingredients are 100% certified gluten-free.

What is the best shape of pasta to use for pasta salad recipes?

The most popular shape is fusilli pasta, but it honestly totally depends on your personal preference and what type of pasta salad you’re making. Some recipes may call for penne or fusilli, while others might call for orzo or even rice noodles.

Does pasta salad make good meal prep?

Yes, pasta salad makes for amazing meal prep. I love a meal prepped salad that you don’t need to reheat and won’t get soggy (but still packs in veggies).

HealthyGirl Kitchen Cookbooks

If you own either of my NYT-Best Selling Cookbooks, Life Changing Salads or HealthyGirl Kitchen, I highly recommend digging through them for even more easy, approachable, delicious healthy recipes.

Life Changing Salads is my salad-cookbook with 75 incredible salads (with PLENTY of pasta salad recipes!!!) and 25 easy, 5-minute homemade dressings.

HealthyGirl Kitchen is your healthy eating bible. With 100+ plant-based recipes that will make you feel amazing, this will be your go-to cookbook.

Life Changing Salads Cookbook

HealthyGirl Kitchen Cookbook