This may have some strange ingredients, but it is the only kind of macaroni salad I will eat! It started as a fourth grade experiment on trying to incorporate all five food groups into a simple, tasty recipe.
Ingredients
- tri-color pasta: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
- creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip): 1 cup
- ranch dressing mix: 0.5 pack (1 ounce pack)
- tuna: 1 can (12 ounce can, drained and flaked)
- cheddar cheese: 0.33333 cup (shredded)
- medium apple - peeled, cored, and: 1 piece (chopped)
- carrot: 1 piece (chopped)
- raisins: 0.33333 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente. Drain, and cool.
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In a large bowl, mix the cooled pasta, creamy salad dressing, ranch dressing mix, tuna, Cheddar cheese, apple, carrot, and raisins. Chill 1 hour in the refrigerator before serving.
