Five Food Groups Macaroni Salad recipe

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Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package tri-color pasta
1 cup creamy salad dressing
½ (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
1 (12 ounce) can tuna, drained and flaked
⅓ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 medium apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
⅓ cup raisins

Nutrition Info

336.5 calories
carbohydrate: 45.5 g
cholesterol: 22.9 mg
fat: 9.3 g
fiber: 2.8 g
protein: 16.5 g
saturatedFat: 2.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 350.2 mg
sugar: 8.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

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.

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