macaroni salad

Name: Macaroni Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 box(es) tri-colorerd rotelle; 1 small red pepper; 1 small green pepper; 1 stick(s) pepperoni; 1/3 pound(s) cheddar cheese; 1 can(s) black olives; 1 jar(s) spanish olives; 24 ounce(s) creamy italian dressing

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Michelle Bowen

westfield, MA

Updated on Sep 5, 2010

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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prep time 20 Min

cook time 10 Min

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Ingredients

2 boxes tri-colorerd rotelle
1 small red pepper
1 small green pepper
1 stick pepperoni
1/3 pound cheddar cheese
1 can black olives
1 jar spanish olives
24 ounces creamy italian dressing

How To Make macaroni salad

Step 1

Cook the rotini to al dente. Drain then run under cold water to stop cooking process.

Step 2

Dice red and green peppers.
Step 3

Slice pepperoni to about 1/4 inch slices then quarter the slices so you have chunks.
Step 4

Dice the cheddar cheese to about 1/4 inch chunks.
Step 5

Open and drain black and spanish olives.
Step 6

Put the above ingredients into a large bowl.
Step 7

Pour creamy Italian dressing and mix well.
Step 8

Refrigerate until ready to serve then enjoy!
Step 9

(you can do all dicing and slicing while rotini is cooking to save time :) )
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