Fresh, bright, and straightforward to put together, Mayonnaise Pasta Recipe | Pasta Salad with Mayo is a vegetarian Italian pasta made with water, salt, and macaroni pasta in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: pasta
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
For boiling pasta:
- water
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 cup macaroni pasta
For mayo pasta:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 5 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- ½ onion (chopped)
- ½ capsicum (chopped)
- 2 tbsp sweet corn
- ½ tsp mixed herbs
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup eggless mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp cheese
Method
- Firstly, in a large pan, take enough water and bring it to a boil. Once the water comes to a boil, add 1 tbsp salt.
- Add 1 cup of macaroni pasta and boil for 6 to 8 minutes. Refer to the package information to know the cooking time of pasta.
- Once the pasta is cooked al dente, drain off. Also reserve half a cup of pasta-boiling water.
- In a wok, heat 2 tsp oil and 1 tbsp butter, then sauté 5 cloves of garlic.
- Also add ½ onion, ½ capsicum, 2 tbsp sweet corn and saute till the vegetables turn crunchy.
- Now add ½ tsp mixed herbs, ½ tsp chilli flakes and ½ tsp salt. Stir fry till it turns aromatic.
- Add ½ cup of the reserved pasta water and mix well.
- Turn off the flame and add ½ cup eggless mayonnaise. Mix well till the sauce turns creamy.
- Also, add 2 tbsp cheese and mix till the sauce turns creamy and cheesy.
- Now add boiled pasta and mix well. Simmer for 2 minutes or till the pasta absorbs the sauce.
- Finally, the Mayonnaise Pasta Recipe can be served hot or cold.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
