Saturday, October 15, 2016

BOO-t-ful Dyed Pasta Salad

Let's get our BOO on by adding a Halloween twist to pasta salad! Simply dye the macaroni orange and green, and of course some black olives (or black beans) would be a fun addition too. There are specialty holiday pastas on the market but what I love about this is, anyone can make it with food coloring and elbow macaroni. And don't hesitate to get the kids involved too, they'll have a blast:@)

The key to not having the colors bleed together once the salad is mixed is cooking the pasta in dyed water, 
then rinsing it in cold water until the water runs clear.

Directions:
  1. For each cup of cooking water use 18 drops of yellow food coloring and 2 drops of red to make orange. Use 20 drops of green.
  2. Cook pasta per directions on the package or until desired doneness, drain and run under cold water until the water runs clear. I like adding macaroni to boiling water and setting a timer for 8 minutes.
  3. Mix your favorite pasta salad recipe and serve.
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