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Or, use less pasta. Southwest Pasta Salad has been awarded a Blue Ribbon from The Just A Pinch Test Kitchen who prepare and review thousands of real recipes submitted by real home cooks.

You can take a page from our aforementioned taco salad recipe by combining salsa, sour cream, and taco seasoning to make an easy pour-over sauce. Or turn to our Southwest pasta salad recipe ...

For Ina Garten, the key to a great, well-balanced pasta salad isn't what you mix in, but how much pasta you use.