Cracked Out Pea Salad
Cracked Out Pea Salad - Macaroni and green peas tossed in mayonnaise, cheddar, bacon, and ranch. Seriously delicious!!! Great for potlucks or a side dish with sandwiches. Great for all your spring and summer cookouts! Can make ahead and refrigerate until ready to serve. It has become our favorite pasta salad recipe!! #pastasalad #sidedish #bacon #ranch
This Cracked Out Pea Salad was a HUGE hit in our house! Macaroni, green peas, mayonnaise, cheddar, bacon and Ranch. Oh my! How could this not be delicious?!?! This Cracked Out Peat Salad goes great with grilled meats or a sandwich. This Cracked Out Pea Salad and some Olexa's Chicken Salad is our favorite lunch or quick dinner. Heck, Chicken Legs ate just this pea salad as his dinner one night.
This Cracked Out Pea Salad is great for a potluck! The recipe can be easily doubled for a large crowd. We have been making a batch on Sunday and eating it with lunch during the week. It keeps great in the fridge. This will be a staple in our house this spring and summer! Give it a try ASAP! You won't regret it!!
Yield: serves 6 to 8
Cracked Out Pea Salad
prep time: 10 MINScook time: total time: 10 mins
ingredients:
- 1 cup elbow macaroni, uncooked
- 1/4 cup cooked, chopped bacon
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 cups frozen baby peas, thawed
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup prepared Ranch dressing
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
instructions:
- Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain and cool.
- In a bowl, combine cooked macaroni and bacon, green onions, peas, and cheese.
- Whisk together mayonnaise, Ranch dressing. Pour over macaroni mixture and toss to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
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