Light Macaroni Salad

Name: Light Macaroni Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 1 - 14 oz box Barilla Plus Elbow Macaroni; 2 carrots grated; 1 stalk celery diced; 1/2 green pepper diced; 3 tbsps onion finely diced; 1 1/2 tsps sugar; 1 1/2 cups light mayonnaise; 4 tbsp regular vinegar; 2 tbsps fat free milk

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 14

Ingredients

1 - 14 oz box Barilla Plus Elbow Macaroni2 carrots, grated1 stalk celery, diced1/2 green pepper, diced3 tbsps onion , finely diced1 1/2 tsps sugar1 1/2 cups light mayonnaise4 tbsp regular vinegar2 tbsps fat free milk

Directions

Cool macaroni acording to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
While pasta cooks, grate and chop carrots, celery, green pepper and onion. Combine vegetables with cooled, drained pasta. Add sugar, mayo, vinegar and mix well. Add the milk and stir well (this moistens the salad a bit more and will not curdle, I promise!). Season with salt and pepper to taste. Chill at least 1 hour to let flavors blend.

Serving size is 1/2 cup
Makes 14 servings

Number of Servings: 14

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JBAKER55.

Servings Per Recipe: 14

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 193.1
Total Fat: 9.0 g
Cholesterol: 9.0 mg
Sodium: 211.5 mg
Total Carbs: 24.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
Protein: 3.9 g

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Member Reviews

PPELTON
I have perpared this for a 4th of July BBQ everyone loved it,I shall keep this recipe on hand ..yummo - 7/3/09
TAMATOS
I was looking for a lighter version of my mom's macaroni salad recipe. This had some different ingredients, but it satified the need with a lot less calories! - 8/11/10
HOLLYM48
Love this macaroni salad recipe - 8/16/20
MIAJENTABIA
I really enjoyed the crunch of the pepper and onion. The contrast of the sugar and vinegar was a refreshing combination. I lightened up the calories even further by using a little less mayo, which suited my own personal taste better. - 6/10/11
CELLE98
This sounds like the recipe I have been searching for - all the ingredients in the deli style macaroni salad with less calories! Can't wait to try it! - 6/29/09