Gina’s Pasta Salad

  4.0 – 1 reviews  • Macaroni Salad Recipes

Colorful and delicious, these roasted root veggies. What’s more, they can be partially prepared to reduce the amount of work on Thanksgiving Day. They frequently come with roast meat as well. The recipe is easily scaleable to accommodate a lower yield.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Additional Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 10 ounces elbow macaroni
  2. 1 cup mayonnaise
  3. 1 cup sour cream
  4. ½ cup cubed Cheddar cheese
  5. 10 slices bread-and-butter pickles, diced
  6. 1 carrot, diced
  7. 1 rib celery, diced
  8. ½ green bell pepper, diced
  9. 2 tablespoons diced red onion
  10. 1 tablespoon diced banana peppers
  11. 1 tablespoon salad seasoning mix (such as McCormick® Salad Supreme Seasoning)
  12. 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  13. ¼ teaspoon salt
  14. ¼ teaspoon white sugar

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
  2. Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, pickles, carrot, celery, bell pepper, onion, banana peppers, salad seasoning, mustard, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Mix well.
  3. Drain pasta and let cool for about 10 minutes. Toss pasta into the dressing; chill before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 442 kcal
Carbohydrate 32 g
Cholesterol 32 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 8 g
Saturated Fat 9 g
Sodium 452 mg
Sugars 4 g
Fat 31 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Holly Hancock
Has good but mild flavors. My family thought it needed more pickles for the contrast to the “creaminess” of the mayo and sour cream. Next time more pickles!

 

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