Pass Around Macaroni and Tomatoes

September 24, 2025 By palatablepastime in Appalachian, Macaroni, Midwest, Pasta, Side Dish, Southern, Stovetop, Tomatoes, United States Tags: Appalachian, budget bites, cheap eats, comfortfood, dollar saver meals, retro recipes, side dish 14 Comments

Pass Around Macaroni and Tomatoes is a southern Appalachian comfort food staple, suitable as a pass around side dish for most meals.

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Hawaiian Plate Lunch Macaroni Salad

September 7, 2025 By palatablepastime in Hawaiian/Pacific Island, Macaroni, Pacific Rim, Pasta, Polynesian, Salads, Stovetop, United States Tags: Hawaiian Mac Salad, Lunch pack ins, Sunday Funday 5 Comments

Hawaiian Plate Lunch Macaroni Salad is a typical Hawaiian style lunch salad, often served with rice and a Hawaiian entree.

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Ring Noodle Tuna Salad

August 28, 2024 By palatablepastime in Fish, Fish and Seafood, Grains, macaroni, Macaroni, Midwest, Pasta, Peas, Salads, Stovetop, Tuna, United States Tags: "R" recipes, Alphabet recipe challenge, cold salads, Midwest Recipes, Minnesota recipes, noodle salad, pasta salad, ring noodle salad, tuna nodle, tuna salad 11 Comments

Ring Noodle Tuna Salad is the classic way of preparing noodle salad in Minnesota with canned tuna, ring pasta, and cooked peas.

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Tuna Pasta Salad

January 15, 2024 By palatablepastime in Eggs, Fish, Fish and Seafood, Grains, Macaroni, Pasta, Peas, Salads, Stovetop, United States Tags: cold salads, macaroni salad, noodle salad, old-fashioned, pasta salad, picnic recipes, potluck recipes, Recipes using frozen peas, Recipes using hard-cooked eggs, throwback thursday Leave a comment

Tuna Pasta Salad gives tuna a starring role in this flavorful, old-fashioned summertime classic pasta salad.

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Spinach and Lentil Soup

January 11, 2024 By palatablepastime in Carrots, Celery, European, Grains, Italian, Lentils, Macaroni, Onions, Pasta, Soup, Soups, Stews & Chili, Spinach, Stovetop, Tomatoes Tags: Italian soup, lentil and vegetable soup, lentil soup, lentil soup with pasta, soup 6 Comments

Spinach and Lentil Soup is a savory Italian soup is chock full of French lentils, pasta, spinach and other fresh vegetables.

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Spaghetti Bademjan

December 8, 2023 By palatablepastime in Cheese, Dairy, Eggplant, feta, Italian, Lamb, Macaroni, Main Dish, Meats, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Olives, Pasta, Persian, Stovetop, Tomatoes Tags: comfort food pasta dishes, easy spaghetti recipes, lamb and noodles Leave a comment

Spaghetti Bademjan has a lamb and eggplant based Middle Eastern tomato sauce covering our favorite pasta for a great comfort food meal.

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Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

June 1, 2023 By palatablepastime in Eggs, Macaroni, Pasta, Pickles, Salads, Southern, Stovetop, United States Tags: mac salad, macaroni salad, noodle salad, pasta salad, pasta salad with dill pickle, picnic salad, rotini salad, salads for cookouts, summer salads, summer side dish Leave a comment

Dill Pickle Pasta salad combines cooked rotini macaroni with pickles in a creamy delicious noodle salad dressing.

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Pineapple and Butternut Macaroni Salad

May 21, 2023 By palatablepastime in Butternut, Macaroni, Pasta, Pineapple, Salads, Scallions/Green Onions, Side Dish, squash, Stovetop, United States Tags: #SundayFunday, butternut squash, noodle salad, pasta salad, pineapple recipes, squash recipes 3 Comments

Pineapple and Butternut Macaroni Salad combine tropical fruit with pasta and butternut squash, which are cooked together in one easy step.

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