The pasta salad with Italian dressing is good for up to 4 days in the fridge before it goes bad.
It's best to eat any leftover pasta salad with Italian Dressing or any other dressing within 3 days of refrigerating it.
You could also freeze leftover pasta salad with Italian Dressing or any other Pasta Salad and it will be okay but it can become soggy.
Putting dressing on pasta salad the night before is okay but it's best to wait until the next day to put the dressing on the pasta salad.
If you put the dressing on pasta salad the night before the pasta salad will soak up some of the dressing and you'll just need to add more dressing the next day when ready to eat it.
But it's okay to put dressing on the salad the night before if you want too.
You can cook pasta ahead of time for pasta salad.
Pasta can be cooked up to 1 day in advanced and then stored in the refrigerator overnight to make pasta salad the next day.
For making pasta salad you should rinse the pasta after cooking it.
Rinsing pasta for warm salad is not necessary but it's still a good idea to rinse the pasta for both warm and cold pasta salad.
When making cold pasta salad it's best to rinse the pasta after cooking so that it cools down.
Rinsing the pasta when making pasta salad makes for a much better cold pasta salad.
To keep pasta salad from drying out you need to cook the pasta long enough and if you overcook the pasta then the pasta salad can become soggy.
Also when pasta is not cooked enough the dressing will not grab onto the pasta properly.
Just make sure you cook the pasta long enough and the pasta salad should not be dry.
Leftover Pasta Salad can be frozen.
However if you do not prepare the Pasta Salad properly before freezing it then the Pasta Salad can become soggy when thawed out.
It's best to freeze the Pasta Salad in an airtight container or a bag that removes the air in the Pasta Salad so it does not go soggy.
Pasta Salad will last in the refrigerator for up to 3 to 4 days and up to 6 months in the freezer.
You can eat pasta salad cold or hot.
Pasta Salad can be served and eaten cold or at room temperature.
Some people prefer to eat the Pasta Salad while chilled and some like to warm the Pasta Salad up before eating it or serving it.
I prefer my Pasta Salad to be warmed up slightly as I don't really like chilled foods unless it's really hot out.
In the winter months I prefer warm Pasta Salad and other warm foods and in the summer months when it's hot out I prefer the Pasta Salad cool.
It just depends on your personal preference as to whether you want the Pasta Salad heated or served chilled as it can be eaten either way.