Island Mac Cheese Cold Pasta Salad Recipes

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MACARONI AND CHEESE PASTA SALAD



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One of my co-workers shared this recipe with us when everybody raved over it. I use this as a fast-fix dinners, as it can be made from last night's macaroni and cheese, and prep time is under 15 minutes.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups prepared macaroni and cheese
1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon chopped onion
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon celery seed

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine the macaroni and cheese, peas, celery and onion. Combine the mayonnaise, celery salt and seed. Add to macaroni mixture; stir to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 324 calories, Fat 20g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 562mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 11g protein.

MAC & CHEESE PASTA SALAD



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Mac & Cheese Pasta Salad - transform a box of mac & cheese into the most delicious pasta salad EVER!!! Mac and Cheese mix, mayonnaise, celery, green bell pepper, green onions, and pimentos. Seriously delicious! I took this to a potluck and everyone gobbled it up. Nobody could believe that it started with a blue box of mac & cheese! Give this a try ASAP!

Provided by Plain Chicken

Categories     Side Dish

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (7.5-oz) box Original Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
½ cup mayonnaise
1 cup diced celery
½ green bell pepper, (diced)
1 (2-oz) jar diced pimentos, (drained)
2 green onions, (chopped)
¼ tsp salt
dash black pepper

Steps:

  • Boil macaroni as directed on package. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
  • Combine contents of cheese packet, mayonnaise, celery, green bell pepper, green onions, pimentos, salt and pepper.
  • Toss pasta with mayonnaise mixture.
  • Cover and chill until ready to serve.

MACARONI AND CHEESE SALAD



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The vinegar and cheese help to make this a unique macaroni salad.

Provided by Sally Dickson

Categories     Salad     100+ Pasta Salad Recipes     Tomato Pasta Salad Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 ½ cups macaroni
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
½ cup chopped green bell pepper
¼ cup chopped celery
3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
8 cherry tomatoes
1 cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
¼ teaspoon Beau Monde ™ seasoning

Steps:

  • In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain.
  • In a large bowl, combine pasta and vinegar. Mix well and allow to sit 15-20 minutes.
  • Add cheese, peppers, celery, green onions, tomatoes, mayonnaise and seasonings. Mix well and refrigerate until chilled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 446.6 calories, Carbohydrate 23 g, Cholesterol 33.7 mg, Fat 35.9 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 8.8 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 354.2 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

ISLAND MAC & CHEESE COLD PASTA SALAD



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Transform a packaged mac and cheese dinner into a creamy and delicious cold pasta salad with Thousand Island dressing.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Dairy

Time 3h15m

Yield 8 servings, 1/2 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pkg. (7-1/4 oz.) KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1/2 cup KRAFT Lite Thousand Island Dressing
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
dash black pepper

Steps:

  • Prepare Dinner in medium saucepan as directed on package.
  • Add remaining ingredients; mix lightly.
  • Refrigerate 3 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 2 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Sodium 500 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g

MACARONI AND CHEESE PASTA SALAD



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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.

Provided by Based on a recipe from Plain Chicken

Categories     Side

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 7.5 ounce Original Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups celery (diced )
1 medium green bell pepper (diced)
1 4 ounce pimentos (diced, drained)
4 green onions (diced)
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • 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 then 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.

Nutrition Facts : Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 231 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, Calories 134 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving

MAC 'N' CHEESE SALAD



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"This salad is so easy to make, and it tastes even better the next day," assures Doris Moore of Augusta, Illinois. Extra macaroni and cheese is the key to the cool creamy mixture that's seasoned with a pinch of dill.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Lunch

Time 10m

Yield 2-3 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1-1/2 cups leftover macaroni and cheese, chilled
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
1/4 cup sliced radishes
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/8 teaspoon dill weed

Steps:

  • In a serving bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts :

A DIFFERENT MACARONI SALAD



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I am a Thousand Island addict, I use it on everything, so eventually it made it's way into a Macaroni Salad. Don't be disturbed by it's pink appearance. =o)

Provided by b_dazzld

Categories     Potluck

Time 25m

Yield 5-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup thousand island dressing
1 tablespoon vinegar
4 hard-boiled eggs (separate the yolk from the white after they've been boiled)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (not from concentrate)
1 tablespoon prepared mustard (I use dijon)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked per package instructions,drained (shells can be used too of course!)
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup chopped green peppers or 1 cup red pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion

Steps:

  • Combine first 6 ingredients, in this step include only the egg yolks leaving the whites.
  • This is your sauce.
  • Chop the whites of the eggs.
  • Stir in remaining ingredients.
  • Cover, chill (I always top this with a sprinkle of paprika).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 445, Fat 22.7, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 182.6, Sodium 767, Carbohydrate 48, Fiber 3, Sugar 11.3, Protein 12.5

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