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BIG MAC PASTA SALAD Better Than Ordinary Pasta Salad | SIDE DISH
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RECIPE: https://catherinesplates.com/big-mac-pasta-salad/
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Hello everyone. Welcome back to
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Katherine's Plates. Today I'm going to
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show you how to make a Big Mac pasta
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salad. It's cool. It's refreshing. It's
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creamy. It's got all the flavors that
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you love in a Big Mac. We're
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substituting the pasta for the buns. And
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then we're not going to forget that
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dreamy secret sauce. First thing I got
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going on is I got a pot of water coming
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to a boil behind me. We'll let that
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happen while we get other stuff going
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on. Now, I'm just going to be browning
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up one pound of ground beef in just a
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small skillet. It doesn't have to be
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anything major or anything like that.
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So, just break it up and we're going to
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brown it up. And while that's happening,
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we're just going to come over here and
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get that onion. So, we're going to cook
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it down. So, you're not even going to
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know it's there. It's just going to
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absorb flavors. So, we're going to peel
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off that outer layer. We're going to
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take off both ends. Just toss those over
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there into your sink. Don't hit your dog
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in the head on the way over there
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because she's after everything right
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now. A Big Mac.
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M. We're going to get it all in there.
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The hamburger, pickles, onion, the
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sauce, the cheese. Yeah. We're going to
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dice up the onion. Keep it nice and
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small cuz that's how they come on a Big
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Mac. So, we're going to cut the onion in
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half. And then I'm going to run my knife
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through the onion following the lines of
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it or as close that you can get to the
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lines.
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Y'all, people on my channel really,
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they're like, "Why do you show us how to
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chop an onion? Everybody knows how to
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chop an onion."
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Well, not everybody because I have new
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people all the time that go they don't
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know the difference between a dice and a
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chop and they're glad that I show them
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how to do it correctly and get even
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pieces. So, I'm going to keep doing it.
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So, what I did was I turned the onion
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around about a quarter of the way and
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then I'm just going to run my knife
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through it. Look at that. You guys see
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the dices? There we go. It'll add some
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texture. It'll bulk up your salad.
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onions do that. Let's cook our pasta.
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Now, I've already had the water going
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while I was chopping up my onions and
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everything. So, it came to a boil.
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What we're going to do is add in 12 oz
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of rotini pasta. Now, this came in a one
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lb size. So, what I'm going to do is
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just cook the whole thing and then I'm
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going to estimate 12 oz of fully cooked
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pasta at the end and save the rest of it
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for something else. All right. So, add
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that to your water.
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These are what rotini look like right
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here. And you know, actually, you can
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use any type of pasta for this recipe
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that you want. It's a pasta salad.
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All right, we're going to add it in.
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And actually, I meant to salt my water.
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We'll go ahead and do that now. About
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half a tablespoon.
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We're going to stir this up. We're going
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to cook it per the directions on the
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back of the package.
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actually on the side there.
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And it's 9 to 12 minutes. And we want to
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make sure that it's nice and tender.
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We'll start with the 9 minutes and go
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from there. And then we'll test it out.
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While we are cooking up the ground beef,
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I'm going to try to keep it in big
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pieces. That way we can see it in the
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pasta salad. I don't want to grind it
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down
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in little bitty pieces. And then once
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the ground beef is all browned up, we'll
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take some paper towels. We'll drain out
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any excess grease. See how I got some
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big pieces in there? That's what I want.
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Once your ground beef is just about
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cooked, I'm just going to push it all
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off to the side. We're going to take
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some paper towels.
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We'll just push it into the meat.
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you get some of that excess grease out
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cuz you don't want excess grease in your
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pasta salad.
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We're going to add in our onion.
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This is the only opportunity to season
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up your ground beef. So, go ahead and do
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that now. So, I'm going to take some
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garlic powder. I'm going to put in about
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half a teaspoon
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black pepper.
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about 1/4 teaspoon of salt. I don't want
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to overpower it. We're going to cook the
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onion down into the ground beef for a
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few minutes until they're nice and soft.
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Once the ground beef and the onion are
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cooked, we're going to add it to a large
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mixing bowl.
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That way, we can cool it down. And this
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is where the pasta salad was going to
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start taking effect here.
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There we go. Now, we're going to set
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this bowl off to the side and let it
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cool down while we're stirring it every
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now and then.
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And then we're going to go back here. My
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pasta is done. So, I'm going to drain
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the pasta out. I'm going to run cold
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water all over it until it cools the
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pasta down. Sometimes it helps if you
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put some ice cubes into it while you're
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cooling down your pasta.
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It'll stop the cooking process and make
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the salad nice, cool, and refreshing.
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Just keep stirring it around. Get those
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ice cubes moving around.
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The pasta has cooled it down. I've taken
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out any excess ice cubes out of there.
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Now, I want to dry the pasta off just a
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little bit. So, I'm just going to take
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some paper towels. I'm just going to
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blot the pasta
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and get all that excess water off that I
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can
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without smooshing my pasta.
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Y'all, it is so tender. Make sure it's
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nice and tender.
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Yep.
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Okay, I've got my pasta setting right
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here. I've got the ground beef and onion
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cooling down right here. We just move it
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around a little bit. And then in a
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medium bowl, we're going to make that
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delicious secret sauce dressing that
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will pull this all together. Plus, we
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have some toppings that we're going to
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put on top to pull it all together. All
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right. So, in the dressing, we're going
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to add half a cup of mayonnaise.
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I'm using this olive oil mayonnaise.
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We're going to add that in.
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And then we're going to add in 1/4 cup
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of ketchup, which we use the what is
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this? The no sugar added ketchup.
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Two tablespoons
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yellow mustard.
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I'm estimating
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one and two. You can adjust the flavors
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as we go.
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There we go. And then we're going to add
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in some pickle juice.
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Make sure it's dill. I don't want to
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overspill, so I'm going to go in with
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the uh measuring spoon here.
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Two tablespoons.
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Here we go. Hang on to your pickles.
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We're going to need them. We're going to
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add in some smoked paprika.
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This is our secret sauce.
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What do you think? I know what theirs
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is.
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Garlic powder, of course. And then we're
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going to add in some black pepper.
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And I forgot my salt. Salt. Salt. Salt.
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There we go. I'm going to get a whisk.
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We're going to blend that together. If
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you want to bring something different to
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a potluck and surprise people, bring
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this one. You won't be bringing the same
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average ordinary pasta salad everybody
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else brings, right?
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Oh, look at the color of that. Does that
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not look like a Big Mac secret sauce?
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All right. This is where you're going to
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want to give it a try.
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Make sure everyone's going to be happy.
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Let's give it a try.
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Oh my gosh, that's delicious.
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I love the little tang of it. And
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there's many things over here that could
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have done that. And that's delicious.
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That's going to pull everything
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together.
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To the cooled down ground beef and
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onion, we're going to add in our drained
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cooled down pasta.
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I'm putting that. We're going to put it
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all in. I still I already pulled out 4
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oz of it.
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That's a good amount right there. We're
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going to add in the sauce.
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All right, you guys. Look at this. We
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got some pickles here. We're going to
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slice up. Now, these are dill pickles.
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These are spears. So, I'm going to go
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down cut these
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pretty big so people can see them.
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And we'll just chop those up. All right,
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let's put that in.
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Got some cheddar cheese. I'm just going
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to grate it on in. I'm probably going to
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put in half a cup, though.
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There we go.
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I have a secret ingredient.
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French's fried onions.
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Put those in.
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about half a cup. Grab your mixing
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spoon. Blend this all together. I'm
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gonna show you how we're going to serve
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this up because we're not done yet.
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Okay. Is that looking good, you guys?
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Look at that.
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Doesn't that look beautiful? Big Mac
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pasta salad. Now,
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you know Big Mac has that lettuce on it.
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So, I've got shredded iceberg lettuce,
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and I'm going to scoop some of this on
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top. Put an extra little topping on
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there. Got to give it a try for you.
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Some French's fried onions
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right on top.
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And you need a fork.
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All right, let's give this a try for
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you.
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If there's one thing I would do
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different, I would double up on that
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secret sauce
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cuz it is delicious.
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It tastes like a Big Mac.
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All right, you guys. What do you think
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of my recipe? Big Mac pasta salad.
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Perfect for spring and summer, potlucks,
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you got barbecues, picnics, whatever you
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want to bring this to. Now, you can take
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that iceberg lettuce, you can just go
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ahead and mix it all in if you know it's
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going to go quickly and just do it that
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way. That way, you don't have to prep it
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while you're somewhere. But if you're at
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home, prep it yourself like just like
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that. Add some of those onions. They are
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delicious.
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Mhm. M always delicious on those French
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fried onions. All right, you guys.
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Thumbs up on this one. Comment down
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below. Make sure you hype my video, like
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my videos, share the video, whatever it
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takes to push this one out there. Okay,
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you guys. I'll see y'all on the next
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episode. Bye.
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Make you a Big Mac pasta salad.