Name: Bacon Macaroni & Cheese Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 (9.4-ounce) packages Fresh Express® Bacon Thousand Island Chopped Kits®; 3 cups elbow macaroni, (cooked, chilled); 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1 cup diced tomato; 1 cup cheddar cheese, (cut into 1/4-inch cubes); 1/2 cup diced celery; 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley; 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Bacon Macaroni & Cheese Salad

Macaroni salad, a popular picnic side dish, takes on new flavors when combined with the Fresh Express® Bacon Thousand Island Chopped Kit®.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Comfort Foods

Servings

Ingredients

2 (9.4-ounce) packages Fresh Express® Bacon Thousand Island Chopped Kits®
3 cups elbow macaroni, cooked, chilled
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup diced tomato
1 cup cheddar cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1/2 cup diced celery
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Mix the dressing from one of the Fresh Express® Bacon Thousand Island Chopped Kits® and the mayonnaise with the macaroni in a large bowl. Add the tomato, cheddar cheese, celery, parsley, paprika, salt, pepper, and both packets of bacon from the chopped kits; mix well.
Mix the greens from the two Fresh Express® Bacon Thousand Island Chopped Kits® with the remaining dressing in a large bowl. Top with the macaroni salad; sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese crisps and Honey Butter Cornbread Crisps from the chopped kits.

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