Five Food Groups Macaroni Salad

Recipesfull introduces to you: Seafood Recipes. (Five Food Groups Macaroni Salad). This may have some strange ingredients, but it is the only kind of macaroni salad I will eat! It started as a fourth grade experiment on trying to incorporate all five food groups into a simple, tasty recipe.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr25 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Five Food Groups Macaroni Salad

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package tri-color pasta

1 cup creamy salad dressing

½ (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix

1 (12 ounce) can tuna

drained and flaked

⅓ cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1 medium apple - peeled

cored

and chopped

1 large carrot

peeled and chopped

⅓ cup raisins

Chef John's Crab Cakes

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta cook for 8 to 10 minutes until al dente. Drain and cool.

Step 2

In a large bowl mix the cooled pasta creamy salad dressing ranch dressing mix tuna Cheddar cheese apple carrot and raisins. Chill 1 hour in the refrigerator before serving.

Nutritional Information

Five Food Groups Macaroni Salad

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 336.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 16.5g 33%

Carbohydrates: 45.5g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 2.8g 11%

Sugars: 8.9g

Fat: 9.3g 14%

Saturated Fat: 2.1g 10%

Cholesterol: 22.9mg 8%

Vitamin A Iu: 1275.2IU 26%

Niacin Equivalents: 9.9mg 76%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 13%

Vitamin C: 1.2mg 2%

Folate: 86mcg 22%

Calcium: 50.6mg 5%

Iron: 2.1mg 12%

Magnesium: 33.8mg 12%

Potassium: 219.4mg 6%

Sodium: 350.2mg 14%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 26%

Calories From Fat: 83.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.