The Forgotten Salad / Thanksgiving Side Dish / Mattie's Kitchen

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

Greek yogurt provides a creamy texture with fewer calories.

elbow macaroni

🥗Healthier: whole wheat elbow macaroni

💰Cheaper: shell pasta

Whole wheat offers more fiber, while shell pasta can be more affordable.

Boil water in a pot and add a little oil or butter and salt.

Cook elbow macaroni according to package instructions until done.

Prepare ingredients: wash and cut bell pepper, red onion, red pepper, and celery off camera.

In a bowl, mix 4 tablespoons of plain whole milk yogurt and 4 tablespoons of mayonnaise until smooth.

Add a skirt of yellow mustard, a little lemon juice, a little sugar, and pepper to the yogurt and mayo mixture.

Stir the sauce until smooth and set aside.

Add diced vegetables (red pepper, celery, red onion, and bell pepper) to a mixing bowl.

Stir the vegetables together gently to combine without mashing them.

Add 9 medium eggs to the vegetable mixture and season with salt and pepper.

Stir the mixture gently to combine, ensuring not to break the eggs too much.

Add pimento for color and mix everything together until well combined.

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