It tastes like summer time. Perfect for a BBQ and/or camping side dish. The red onion gives it a nice zing of flavor!
What You Will Need
Peas, elbow macaroni, Colby Jack cheese, red onion, ham, mayonnaise, and ranch seasoning are all you need for this simple side dish. You will need to cook the noodles, but otherwise you just need a large mixing bowl to stir everything together and stir.
Step by Step Instructions
Cook elbow macaroni according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water. In a large mixing bowl, add thawed peas…
Cooked and cooled elbow macaroni…
Cubed Colby Jack cheese…
Diced ham…
And diced red onion.
Stir in mayonnaise and ranch seasoning. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. Enjoy!
Tips & Advice
You are more than welcome to buy a chunk of Colby Jack cheese and cube it yourself, but I buy it already cubed because it makes life easier!
I am the only fan of onion in my household so I use about 1/4 of a red onion. Use as much or as little red onion as you would like!
Printable Recipe
Ham & Pea Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 24 oz frozen peas thawed
- 16 oz elbow macaroni
- 6.4 oz Colby jack cheese cubes (1 package already cubed)
- 1 red onion, diced (to taste)
- 8 oz diced cooked ham (1 package)
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 (1 oz) packet ranch seasoning mix
Instructions
- Cook elbow macaroni according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine thawed peas, elbow macaroni, Colby Jack cheese cubes, diced red onion and diced cooked ham.
- Stir in the mayonnaise and ranch seasoning mix.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Enjoy!
Running a test of what to do with the leftover Easter ham! This was easy and yummy. Thanks for showing a ham salad that wasn’t puréed with pickles 😁
Such a great idea to use leftover ham! You are so welcome and I’m glad you liked it. 🙂