Main Dish Macaroni Salad
Yield
12 servingsPrep
1 hrsCook
0 minReady
3 hrsTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 | pound |
frozen peas & carrots mix
cooked and drained |
|
1 ½ | cups |
salad dressing, creamy ranch
|
* |
2 | teaspoons |
sugar
to taste |
|
1 ½ | cups |
milk, 2%
or filtered water |
* |
1 | tablespoon |
black pepper
|
|
2 | teaspoons |
celery seeds
|
|
2 | tablespoons |
dry mustard
|
|
¼ | cup |
prepared mustard
|
* |
3 | cups |
mayonnaise
|
|
1 | bunch |
celery
large dice |
* |
1 | medium |
red onion
chopped |
|
2 | pounds |
pasta, elbow macaroni
small size, cooked and drained |
|
¾ | cup |
salad dressing, italian
|
|
9 | ounces |
tuna, canned
3 cans drained |
|
8 | each |
egg, hard-boiled
sliced/diced |
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
453.6 | g |
frozen peas & carrots mix
cooked and drained |
|
355 | ml |
salad dressing, creamy ranch
|
* |
1E+1 | ml |
sugar
to taste |
|
355 | ml |
milk, 2%
or filtered water |
* |
15 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
celery seeds
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
dry mustard
|
|
59 | ml |
prepared mustard
|
* |
7.1E+2 | ml |
mayonnaise
|
|
1 | bunch |
celery
large dice |
* |
1 | medium |
red onion
chopped |
|
907.2 | g |
pasta, elbow macaroni
small size, cooked and drained |
|
177 | ml |
salad dressing, italian
|
|
260.1 | ml/g |
tuna, canned
3 cans drained |
|
8 | each |
egg, hard-boiled
sliced/diced |
* |
Directions
Combine hot peas and carrots, tuna fish, and italian dressing. Set aside.
Thoroughly whisk together mayonnaise, mustard, spices and water/milk in very large bowl/pot.
Mis in onion, celery, macaroni, and Ranch dressing. Gently fold in tuna mixture until just mixed. Salad should ve very moist, add water/milk if needed. Salad will thicken a bit when chilled.
Very, very gently fold in hard cooked eggs. Chill thoroughly. Garnish.
Serves 12 to 16 as main dish. 20 to 30 as side dish.