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Cr eam y M acar oni Salad

By Karen From Colorado on May 22, 2005

Prep Tim e: 30 mins Total Tim e: 45 mins Servings: 20

About This Recipe

"This is my own macaroni salad. I did not get it from my mother or my
grandmother and I did not get it out of a book or off the internet. It is not
Amish, Cajun, Mexican or any other description of the various macaroni
salads that are posted on the internet. It is my own made up salad. It is Photo by RecipeNut
designed after my own Creamy Potato Salad that I have posted on
Recipezaar (with 121 high reviews, thank you very much to those that have
tried it). The dressing is mostly the same, but there are a few other ingredients in this salad that is not in
my potato salad. I hope some of you will enjoy it as much as you did the other."

I ngredient s
1 lb large elbow macaroni, cooked to desired tenderness
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup finely diced sweet onions
1 small red sweet bell peppers, finely diced
1/4-1/2 cup sliced pimento stuffed olives
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (I like half and half) or 1 1/2 cups salad dressing ( I like half and half)
2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup sweet pickle relish
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon celery seeds
1/2 lb bacon, prepared as in Homemade Fresh Bacon Bits

Directions
1. Mix cooled macaroni, celery, onions, bell pepper and green olives together in a large bowl.
2. In a separate bowl mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, pickle relish, sugar, salt, pepper
and celery seed, stirring well.

3. Stir dressing into the macaroni mixture.

4. Stir in the crumbled bacon.
5. Serve chilled.
6. For another variation, omit the green olives, add sliced black olives and a container of grape
tomatoes.

7. For a meal type salad, add diced cooked chicken or tuna fish.

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Nutrition Facts
Am ount Per Serving % Daily Value

Total Fat 11.4g 17%

Serving Size: 1 (64 g) Saturated Fat 2.6g 13%
Servings Per Recipe: 20
Cholesterol 12.2m g 4%
Am ount Per Serving % Daily Value
Sugars 3.3 g
Calories 215.0
Calories from Fat 103 48% Sodium 312.5m g 13%

Total Carbohydrate 23.4g 7%

Dietary Fiber 0.9g 3%

Sugars 3.3 g 13%

Protein 4.6g 9%

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