BACON MACARONI SALAD
The Taste of Home Cookbook
If you like BLT sandwiches, you'll like this pleasing pasta salad draped in a tangy mayonnaise and vinegar dressing.
Recipe: Norene Wright, Manilla, Indiana
Prep: 20 min. + chilling
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients
~ 1 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
~ 5 green onions, finely chopped
~ 1 large tomato, diced
~ 1¼ cups diced celery
~ 1¼ cups mayonnaise
~ 5 teaspoon white vinegar
~ 1/4 teaspoon salt
~ 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon pepper
~ 1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
Directions
1) Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, green onions, tomato and celery.
2) In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour over macaroni mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, add bacon.
Nutrition Facts:
3/4 cup equals 290 calories, 25 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 387 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.
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