Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, pimento cheese pasta salad. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pimento cheese pasta salad is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Pimento cheese pasta salad is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
Make a dish that's perfect for your next barbecue with our Pimento-Cheese Pasta Salad. Featuring cheddar cheese, Dijon mustard, fresh chives and more, this flavorful pimento cheese pasta salad is perfect for sharing. Once macaroni is cooked, drain and rinse macaroni (in a colander) under cool water. Drain well and pour into a large bowl.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pimento cheese pasta salad using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pimento cheese pasta salad:
- Make ready 16 oz shredded white cheddar (not pre shredded)
- Make ready 11 oz diced pimentos
- Prepare 1/3 cup finely diced pickled jalapeño
- Make ready 16 oz real mayo
- Take 1 ranch dressing packet
- Prepare 1/3 cup chopped chives and reserve some to top it with
- Make ready 1/3 cup finely chopped bacon, and reserve extra to top it with
- Prepare 1 lb elbow macaroni
While the pasta is cooking, mix up the dressing. Whisk together the mayo, yogurt, mustard, chives, pickle juice, pimento juice, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper and smoked paprika until creamy. This pimento cheese pasta salad is the perfect summer side dish! All the flavor of pimento cheese and all the comforts of pasta salad, in one bowl!
Steps to make Pimento cheese pasta salad:
- Start by cooking the pasta. Make sure to add salt to the water. After its cooked be sure to run it under cold water to stop the cooking
- Add all the ingredients except for the pasta in a large bowl and mix really well. You want the cheese to really become incorporated.
- Add the pasta and mix really well. Put it in the fridge and let it marry for 4 hours for heat results. When ready to serve top with chives and bacon.
This pimento cheese pasta salad is the perfect summer side dish! All the flavor of pimento cheese and all the comforts of pasta salad, in one bowl! It's no secret - I love a somewhat "different" pasta salad. I never gravitate towards the traditional pasta salad or macaroni salad that you may find at cookouts or summer BBQs. Combine ingredients for vinaigrette and whisk well.
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