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pasta

🥗Healthier: whole grain pasta

💰Cheaper: pasta

Whole grain pasta is more nutritious.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

Welcome to Cooking at Pam's Place.

Introduce the dish: homemade southern macaroni salad pasta salad.

List ingredients: elbow macaroni, peas, lemon juice, hard boiled eggs, pepper, salt, garlic powder, paprika, mustard, mayonnaise, olive oil, celery, red bell pepper, red onion.

Cook elbow macaroni according to package directions until al dente.

Drain and rinse the macaroni under cold water to stop the cooking process.

Place the rinsed macaroni in the refrigerator to cool.

Prepare the dressing by combining mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, olive oil, and lemon juice in a bowl.

Mix the dressing well and taste to adjust seasoning if necessary.

Add the cooled macaroni to the dressing and mix to coat.

Add diced celery and red bell pepper to the pasta and toss to combine.

Taste the mixture and adjust seasoning with black pepper and a pinch of sugar to balance acidity.

Add green peas and chopped hard boiled egg to the salad and stir gently.

Slice the remaining hard boiled egg thinly for garnish on top of the salad.

Plate the salad and prepare for a taste test.

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