Best Bacon Tomato Macaroni Salad Recipes

BACON, LETTUCE, AND TOMATO MACARONI SALAD

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The delicious flavors of crisp crumbled bacon and tangy fresh tomato that you love in a BLT sandwich dress up a bowl of macaroni salad that's perfect for a light lunch or side dish.

Provided by Grady Sullivan

Categories Salad 100+ Pasta Salad Recipes Tomato Pasta Salad Recipes

Time 2h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 cups elbow macaroni
1 ¼ cups mayonnaise
5 teaspoons white vinegar
1 ¼ cups diced celery
1 large tomato, diced
5 green onions, finely chopped
½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (16 ounce) package bacon

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water until chilled. Transfer macaroni to a large salad bowl.
Stir mayonnaise, vinegar, celery, tomato, green onions, Cheddar cheese, salt, and black pepper into macaroni until thoroughly combined. Cover and chill salad at least 2 hours.
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. Let bacon cool; crumble when cooled.
Mix bacon into macaroni salad to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.4 calories, Carbohydrate 15.5 g, Cholesterol 27.3 mg, Fat 25.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 8.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 507.5 mg, Sugar 1.5 g

BACON & TOMATO MACARONI SALAD

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Inspired by another macaroni salad and some nudging from my sister, this is what I came up with. :)* The cook time on this is boiling the macaroni and frying up the bacon, which I did simultaneously ;)

Provided by Marlene.

Categories < 30 Mins

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 cups macaroni, cooked
8 slices bacon, fried and crumbled
1/4 cup onion, finely diced
1/4 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup cucumber, finely chopped
1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Steps:

Mix cooked macaroni, bacon, onion, celery, cucumber and tomato.
Toss with mayonnaise.
Add balsamic vinegar. Toss to coat.
You could mix the mayo and vinegar first, then put it on , it would ensure even distribution of the vinegar I guess! :).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 587.2, Fat 28.2, SaturatedFat 8, Cholesterol 35.9, Sodium 527.4, Carbohydrate 66.3, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 4, Protein 16.1