mac and cheese salad
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we had this as a kid made from the cheap ole boxes of mac and cheese withh whatever veggies came out of the garden...today i make homemade mac and cheese for it... mac and cheese i use has extra sharp cheddar,swiss and parm in it and for the veggies use what ya like/have on hand.. what i have listed are what i use.... this is a great side dish with my pineapple/garlic chicken
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yield
6 -8
prep time
25 Min
cook time
15 Min
Ingredients For mac and cheese salad
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1recipe of yur fav mac and cheese[best with sharp cheeses]
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1 pkg[1 lb].. frozen brocolli flowerettes
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1 pkg[8 oz] baby portabella mushrooms
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1 mdwhite onion,chopped
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1/2 lbsmoked ham,cubed
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1/4 cfresh celery leaves,chopped fine-divided
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1 ptcherry tomatoes...1/2ed
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4 lghard boiled eggs
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1 ptlight sour cream
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1 1/2 Tbspliquid smoke flavoring
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iceburg lettuce leaves... one per serving
How To Make mac and cheese salad
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1make mac and cheese [drop frozen brocolli in pasta last 6 min of cookin] put in lg bowl cover put in fridge
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2saute mushrooms in lg fry pan add onion and most of celery[save a bit to sprinkle on top]cook til onion is bout carmalized..then add ham and heat/cook jus til a little color is added.. cool while ya make dressing
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3add liquid smoke to sour cream[add salt and pepper if ya want i don't]
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4take mac and cheese from fridge add cooked veggies,3 of the boiled eggs-chopped,and the tomatoes[save a couple tomatoes as garnish
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5add dressing toss lighty 1/2 last egg put on top put last couple tomatoes on top sprinkle with last of celery cover put in fridge til very cold[several hrs or overnight]
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6to serve put a scoop of salad into iceburg lettuce leaves and enjoy
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