Classic Retro Picnic Macaroni Salad

Classic Retro Picnic Macaroni Salad requires approximately 20 minutes from start to finish. For $1.61 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 13g of protein, 36g of fat, and a total of 442 calories. This recipe serves 12. It works well as a rather cheap salad. A mixture of parmesan cheese, pasta, white sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. This recipe from The Kitchen Magpie has 13 fans. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 59%. This score is solid. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Picnic Macaroni Salad, Picnic Macaroni Salad, and Ham and Macaroni Picnic Salad.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 lb cooked cooled bacon, chopped (or 1 cup diced ham cubes)

black pepper to taste

1 cup bread and butter pickles, chopped small

1¼ cups old cheddar cheese, cubed small

3 -6 eggs, hard boiled and chopped ( depends how eggy you like it!)

10 green onion stems chopped

1 cup real mayonnaise (I use Hellmann's)

2 Tablespoons mustard

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

1-500 gram box Tortiglioni/Rocoli pasta (twisted hollow tube pasta, like curls!)

2 cups frozen peas

1 package dry Ranch salad dressing mix

1 teaspoon seasoning salt

Dressing:br]

¼ cup sweet pickle juice

3 tbsp white sugar

Equipment:

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box for "firm" pasta. Drain, run under cool water until cold, drain again and place in a large bowl.Combine the rest of the ingredients for the salad in the large bowl.Mix together all the dressing ingredients.Pour the dressing over the pasta and other ingredients; stir to cover the salad entirely with the dressing.Refrigerate until serving. This salad is best if left a few hours in the fridge or even overnight so that the flavors can meld together.

 

Step by step:


1. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box for "firm" pasta.

2. Drain, run under cool water until cold, drain again and place in a large bowl.

3. Combine the rest of the ingredients for the salad in the large bowl.

4. Mix together all the dressing ingredients.

5. Pour the dressing over the pasta and other ingredients; stir to cover the salad entirely with the dressing.Refrigerate until serving. This salad is best if left a few hours in the fridge or even overnight so that the flavors can meld together.


Nutrition Information:

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488k Calories
15g Protein
36g Total Fat
24g Carbs
12% Health Score
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Calories
488k
24%

Fat
36g
56%

  Saturated Fat
10g
69%

Carbohydrates
24g
8%

  Sugar
9g
11%

Cholesterol
89mg
30%

Sodium
1110mg
48%

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Protein
15g
30%

Vitamin C
106mg
129%

Vitamin K
62µg
60%

Vitamin A
2855IU
57%

Selenium
21µg
30%

Phosphorus
251mg
25%

Manganese
0.46mg
23%

Vitamin B1
0.33mg
22%

Vitamin B6
0.42mg
21%

Folate
81µg
21%

Vitamin B3
4mg
20%

Calcium
191mg
19%

Vitamin B2
0.3mg
18%

Fiber
3g
16%

Vitamin E
2mg
15%

Zinc
1mg
12%

Iron
2mg
11%

Potassium
392mg
11%

Magnesium
40mg
10%

Vitamin B5
0.92mg
9%

Vitamin B12
0.46µg
8%

Copper
0.13mg
7%

Vitamin D
0.5µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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