Macaroni Bean Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (8 ounce) package rainbow rotini pasta
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped fine
• 1 -2 small onion, diced
• 1/2 green pepper, chopped fine
• 1 jar pimiento, chopped
• 2 cups miracle whip
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
• vinegar, to soak kidney beans (i prefer apple)

Recipe

• 1 drain beans and place in a small bowl.
• 2 cover with vinegar and let sit 1 hr.
• 3 cook and drain rotini according to pkg directions.
• 4 in a large bowl combine next 8 ingredients.
• 5 combine salad dressing, half and half, sugar, and mustard.
• 6 mix well and pour over all.
• 7 chill and serve.