Family Picnic Macaroni Salad

Family Picnic Macaroni Salad
  • 1 (7.25 ounce) package macaroni and cheese mix
  • 1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup pasteurized process cheese spread (such as Cheez Whiz®)
  • 1 cup thousand island salad dressing
  • 2/3 cup prepared tartar sauce
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar


  1. Remove cheese packet from packet of macaroni and cheese and set aside. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook both amounts of elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain. Pour hot pasta into a large bowl.
  2. Stir butter into macaroni until melted; mix in milk and the reserved cheese packet, stirring until thoroughly combined. Mix the processed cheese spread into the hot macaroni and let melt; mix thoroughly. Stir in thousand island dressing, tartar sauce, and vinegar. Cover bowl and refrigerate until cold; salad holds up to 5 days in refrigerator.

04/02/2018
Family Picnic Macaroni Salad, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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