Macaroni Coleslaw
"From Taste of Home's Healthy Cooking magazine, June/July 2009. Submitted by Sandra Matteson of Westhope North Dakota. "This recipe comes from my friend peggy. She brought it to a picnic, and everyone leave it so much, we all just had to have the recipe.""
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
- 1 (7 ounce) package ring macaroni or (7 ounce) package ditalini
- 1 (16 ounce) package coleslaw mix
- 2 medium onions, finely chopped
- 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
- 1 medium cucumber, finely chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, finely chopped
- 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
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Dressing
- 1 1⁄2 cups reduced fat salad dressing (mayonnaise)
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
directions
- Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Transfer to a large bowl; add the coleslaw mix, onion, celery, cucumber, green pepper, and water chestnuts.
- In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
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It was a little sweet will make it agin cutting down on sugar. -
This was real good and easy to make. The sauce was a bit tart for us but we still enjoyed it. I didn't add the water chestnuts or the pepppers. I also used onion powder instead of onions. This was different for us and we really liked it. -
Its awesome! I have taken this to a lot of picnics never bring any homes.Always a hit.This is my favorite coleslaw recipe. -
I love this because it's more like a veggie salad with macaroni. The veggies are really the star in this. I made this just as written and loved it. It's perfect for picnics because it makes quite a large amount. Thanx for sharing. -
I made this yesterday... its awesome! I make one similiar to this but love the added vegies. I omitted the water chestnuts, seemed wrong in this recipe as you have plenty of other "crunch" added. You could even add some finely diced cauliflower.... I also seeded my cucumber. Will definately make this again. Thanks Shelby Jo.. (that's my daughters name too!)
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This was real good and easy to make. The sauce was a bit tart for us but we still enjoyed it. I didn't add the water chestnuts or the pepppers. I also used onion powder instead of onions. This was different for us and we really liked it.
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I didn't have macaroni so I had to take the pasta in a box of Kraft Dinner. It was shells. It did the job LOL I used 2 green onions instead of onions. I used red bell pepper. I used sliced chestnuts, I didn't chop them. For the dressing I omitted the salt. Thanks Shelby Jo :) This is very yummy and different. I like the combo of pasta and coleslaw. Made for TYM tag game
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