Macaroni and Cheese Pasta Salad

Maybe, like you, I at first made a face when I came across the idea for macaroni and cheese pasta salad. But then, I thought, hey, I love mac-and-cheese. I love pasta salad.

Course Side

Cuisine American

Keyword macaroni and cheese, pasta salad

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 30

Servings servings

Calories 134kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Plain Chicken

Equipment

Ingredients

2 7.5 ounce macaroni and cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups celery diced
1 medium green bell pepper diced
1 4 ounce pimentos diced, drained
4 green onions diced
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil.
Add the pasta from the macaroni and cheese and cook per package instructions.
Drain and rinse with cold water.
In a large bowl combine the cheese packages from the mac and cheese and all of the remaining ingredients.
Fold in the pasta.
Cover and refrigerate at least one hour before serving.
If the salad gets too thick add a bit more mayonnaise and stir lightly.

Notes

Stir again before serving.

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