Mac 'n' Pea Pasta Salad

Today I wanted to share my favorite pasta salad recipe! I don't remember where I found the original recipe but I have tweaked it several times to make it my own and I think I've finally found the right combination of ingredients. This is my go-to pasta - I make it for work potlucks, family cookouts, as a dinner side...honestly whenever! It doesn't have a lot of ingredients and is pretty customizable! Hope you all enjoy :)

 

What you're going to need for this pasta salad is:

2 C of Elbow Noodles, dry

2 T Milk

1/4 C Mayo

1/4 C Sour Cream 

1/2 C Diced Bell Pepper (any color)

1/2 C Diced Red Onion

1/2 C Frozen Green Peas

1/2 Block of Cheddar Cheese, cubed small

Salt & Pepper to taste 

First, cook the pasta according to box directions and drain. After the noodles are drained, keep them in the strainer and rinse with cold water until all noodles are cool. 

While the noodles are cooking, get your veggies and cheese chopped up! 

Mix up the milk, sour cream and mayo in a separate small bowl until well combined. 

Once the noodles are cool, the veggies are chopped and the dressing is mixed - its time to throw it all in a big bowl! 

Make sure to mix everything up really well & store in the fridge!

I usually make it the morning of or the night before I am going to be serving it. Sometimes it does dry up a little overnight - I just add a splash of milk and mix it in. The great part about this pasta salad is that you can alter the amount of ingredients to make it your own! Depending on who I'm making it for I sometimes add more noodles to make the salad less creamy. Or if you like it more creamy I would only do 1 1/2 C of pasta.