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Macaroni salad with cooked vegetables and Cheddar cheese.

Macaroni salad with cooked vegetables and Cheddar cheese.

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A pasta salad with twisted pasta, carrots, broccoli, green peas, bell pepper, olives, and grated Cheddar cheese, seasoned with a homemade sauce – perfect …

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Recipe from Roozitaa (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This pasta salad features cooked, crisp vegetables, olives, and grated cheese. It’s best served cold and is perfect for a buffet or picnic.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodboiling
  • Estimated cost$9.26 $1.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.36
  • $0.38
  • $2.42
  • $0.89
  • $0.78
  • $0.16
  • $0.59
  • $1.60
  • $0.63
  • $1.39
  • $0.06

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the pasta in boiling, salted water and cook according to the package instructions until tender. Drain the pasta and rinse it under cold water to stop the cooking process. Transfer the pasta to a large salad bowl, add the olive oil, and toss to coat evenly.
  2. In a small pot, cook the carrots, broccoli, and green peas in water. Drain them and rinse them under cold water.
  3. Cut the broccoli and carrots into small pieces and add them to the pasta with the green peas and olives. Dice the tomatoes, peppers, celery, and onions and add them to the rest. ≈ 8 min
  4. Combine the sauce ingredients in a bowl, then pour over the salad. Toss well, taste, and adjust with salt, pepper, olive oil, or vinegar as needed. ≈ 4 min
  5. Sprinkle with grated cheese, let it rest in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, then serve.

The bill

Macaroni salad with cooked vegetables and Cheddar cheese.

  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.36
  • 2 carrots$0.38
  • One small bunch of broccoli$2.42
  • 75 g of fresh green peas$0.89
  • 1 yellow bell pepper$0.78
  • Two stalks of celery$0.16
  • 4 new onions$0.59
  • One large tomato$1.60
  • 75 g of pitted olives$0.63
  • 100 g of grated Cheddar cheese or mozzarella, or a mixture of both$1.39
  • salt and black pepper$0.06

Total$9.26

that's $1.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 450 g of twisted pasta
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 carrots
  • One small bunch of broccoli
  • 75 g of fresh green peas
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • Two stalks of celery
  • 4 new onions
  • One large tomato
  • 75 g of pitted olives
  • 100 g of grated Cheddar cheese or mozzarella, or a mixture of both
  • salt and black pepper

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