I stole this recipe for Pimento Cheese Macaroni Salad from plainchicken.com. This pasta salad is quick and easy to make and tastes better the longer it chills. Elbow macaroni noodles are cooked and drained. Then the noodles are mixed with cheddar cheese, jarred pimentos, celery, green onions, mayonnaise, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Next the pasta salad is covered and chilled before serving. Don’t be afraid of the vinegary pimentos, they will mellow when mixed with the other ingredients. All of the ingredients is this pasta salad combine to give it a pimento cheese flavor.

Did you know? Pimento Cheese is often called the “comfort food” of the American South. The basic mixture is grated cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, chopped canned pimentos, salt and pepper.⁵ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)

The ingredients in this pasta salad are: 8 oz elbow macaroni, 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, 4 oz jar diced pimentos, celery, green onions, 1 cup mayonnaise, ⅛ tsp garlic powder, salt and pepper

Cook pasta according to package directions. Then drain and cool.

Slice the green onions to yield ½ cup. Then dice the celery to yield 1 cup and drain the pimentos.

In a large bowl add cooled pasta with the remaining ingredients.

Then combine all of the ingredients until they are mixed evenly.

Cover and chill before serving.

If you liked the recipe for Pimento Cheese Macaroni Salad you can try other pasta salad recipes like Italian Tortellini Pasta Salad, Rotini Vegetable Salad with Pesto Dressing, Orzo Salad, Caprese Pasta Salad or Spinach Tortellini Salad.

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Pimento Cheese Macaroni Salad

This pasta salad is quick and easy to make and tastes better the longer it chills. Elbow macaroni noodles are cooked and drained. Then the noodles are mixed with cheddar cheese, jarred pimentos, celery, green onions, mayonnaise, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Next the pasta salad is covered and chilled before serving. Don’t be afraid of the vinegary pimentos, they will mellow when mixed with the other ingredients.

Course Side Dish

Prep Time 15 minutes

Chilling Time 2 hours

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

• 8 oz elbow macaroni 2 cups dry
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 jar (4 oz) diced pimentos, drained
• 1 cup diced celery
• ½ cup sliced green onions
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• ⅛ tsp garlic powder
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and cool.
2. Combine cooled pasta with remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Cover and chill before serving.