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macaroni salad

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Recipe by
Michelle Bowen
@mombakes
westfield, MA

I was invited to a picnic and was asked to make a macaroni salad. I did not want to do the traditional way so to kick it up a notch, I added a few extra ingredients like olives and chunks of pepperoni. Instead of mayo, I used creamy Italian dressing. It was such a huge hit at the picnic, all I had to do was bring home an empty bowl!

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(1 rating)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For macaroni salad

  • 2 box
    tri-colorerd rotelle
  • 1 sm
    red pepper
  • 1 sm
    green pepper
  • 1 stick
    pepperoni
  • 1/3 lb
    cheddar cheese
  • 1 can
    black olives
  • 1 jar
    spanish olives
  • 24 oz
    creamy italian dressing

How To Make macaroni salad

  • 1
    Cook the rotini to al dente. Drain then run under cold water to stop cooking process.
  • 2
    Dice red and green peppers.
  • 3
    Slice pepperoni to about 1/4 inch slices then quarter the slices so you have chunks.
  • 4
    Dice the cheddar cheese to about 1/4 inch chunks.
  • 5
    Open and drain black and spanish olives.
  • 6
    Put the above ingredients into a large bowl.
  • 7
    Pour creamy Italian dressing and mix well.
  • 8
    Refrigerate until ready to serve then enjoy!
  • 9
    (you can do all dicing and slicing while rotini is cooking to save time :) )
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