Pimento cheese pasta salad.
You can have Pimento cheese pasta salad using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Pimento cheese pasta salad
- You need 16 oz of shredded white cheddar (not pre shredded).
- You need 11 oz of diced pimentos.
- You need 1/3 cup of finely diced pickled jalapeño.
- Prepare 16 oz of real mayo.
- You need 1 of ranch dressing packet.
- You need 1/3 cup of chopped chives and reserve some to top it with.
- It's 1/3 cup of finely chopped bacon, and reserve extra to top it with.
- Prepare 1 lb of elbow macaroni.
Pimento cheese pasta salad step by step
- Start by cooking the pasta. Make sure to add salt to the water. After its cooked be sure to run it under cold water to stop the cooking.
- Add all the ingredients except for the pasta in a large bowl and mix really well. You want the cheese to really become incorporated..
- Add the pasta and mix really well. Put it in the fridge and let it marry for 4 hours for heat results. When ready to serve top with chives and bacon..