It’s fresh, colorful, and not your usual BBQ side.

And of all theSouthern Livingpasta salad recipeswe created yall favored one in particular.

It happens to be a riff on a classic side dish, too.

broccoli, grape, and pasta salad with pecans in a clear glass bowl

Credit:Robby Lozano; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall

This Side Dish Has It All

Pasta salads, including this one, are a hosts dream.

Everyone in my family loved it.

Try it and you’ll be happy you did!