'old Time' Macaroni Salad

Submitted by Chef 167408

"This recipe has beans, corn, sweet peas, carrots, anyway alot of veggies. I love this salad and I can make a meal of it. It is not slathered in dressing either. This has a very good flavor. Try it and see what you think."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 4 cups elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
• 1⁄4 lb long spaghetti, broken, cooked, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can pinto beans, drained, rinsed
• 1 (14 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 cup frozen sweet peas
• 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumled
• 2 cups cheddar cheese

• DRESSING

• 1 1⁄2 cups Miracle Whip
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 -3 tablespoons sweet relish
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons black pepper (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder

directions

1. Mix dressing ingredients and set aside. Taste to see if it needs to be sweeter or sour, if so add more miracle whip to sweeten or more vinegar for sour.
2. Mix salad ingredients together.
3. Pour dressing onto salad and mix well. Refrigerate for a couple of hours for ingred. to marry.