Mexican Pasta Salad

Recipe by Cinthia Naranjo Active time: 30 min Total time: 1 hour and 30 mins My favorite pasta salad is this traditional Mexican pasta salad. My mom would make this pasta salad when we had parties and would look forward to it all the time. Not only is this a popular pasta salad, but it’s easy and simple to make.

Ingredients

4 cups of macaroni noodles 1 cup of diced red pepper 1 cup of diced celery 1 cup of diced ham slices with cheese cubes Half of a 15 oz can of corn 8oz sour cream OR ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon LALA sour cream ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon mayonnaise

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions and add salt if desired 2. Drain, rinse pasta under cold water until pasta is completely cooled 3. In a large bowl, add pepper, celery, corn, and ham and cheese to the macaroni. Mix until combined. 4. Add the sour cream and mayonnaise to the pasta mixture and combined. 5. Add more mayonnaise or sour cream if desired and add salt or pepper to taste. 6. Cool for an hour before serving