Gluten-Free Tomato & Cheese Macaroni Salad
This super easy gluten-free macaroni salad is perfect for potlucks, backyard barbecues, or as an everyday meal!
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
Salad:
- 12 oz. gluten-free macaroni noodles I like Barilla gluten-free.
- 1 cup bacon cooked and chopped (I like Jenny-O turkey bacon.)
- 1 cup grape tomatoes quartered
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Dairy-free use Violfe Life chedddar shreds
- 1 tbsp salt for pasta water, I cook with pink Himalayan salt
- 1 tsp olive oil for pasta water
Dressing:
- 1 cup mayonnaise I am a Hellman's girl
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
Instructions
- Bring water to a rolling boil. Add salt, olive oil, and pasta to the water and cook to box directions for al dente.
- After draining the pasta, rinse pasta with cold water.
- Add pasta to a large bowl.
- Chop bacon and cook until desired crispiness.
- Cut grape tomatoes into quarters.
- In a small bowl, add all of the dressing ingredients and stir until fully combined.
- Add the dressing to pasta and stir until fully coated.
- Add bacon, tomatoes, and cheddar cheese to the pasta and stir until fully combined.
- You can serve immediately or refrigerate for later. (It’s even better the second day!) Enjoy!
Video
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 499mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 0.5mg