Chicken pasta salad with basil vinaigrette

Pasta and macaroni Italian cuisine

Pasta salad is one of those summer time foods I love on a nice hot day. I usually cook the pasta late at night and assemble the day before to allow the flavors to meld. This salad is best after marinating in the fridge for at least 6 hours and is all the better the next day. For me there is nothing better on a hot summer day than a nice cold pasta salad.