Wartime Iowa Pea Salad
This is a perfect salad for Thanksgiving! Iowa Pea Salad was a favorite during the wartime when food was being rationed. It is an inexpensive yet delicious way to use pasta, bacon, green onions, cheese and peas. Any type of sweet baby peas can be used in this recipe (canned, fresh or thawed frozen) but chances are, during the war, they used their own home canned or fresh peas.
Source: Grandma’s Wartime Kitchen by Joanne Lamb Hayes
Ingredients
In a large bowl add all of the ingredients.
You can’t see it but the pasta is on the bottom.
Gently toss trying not to squish the peas but
completely mixing the mayonnaise
into all of the ingredients.
Cover and refrigerate for at
least two hours then serve.
Wartime Iowa Pea Salad
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Ingredients
- 3 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup sliced green onion
- 2 cups peas (fresh, canned or thawed frozen)
- 1 cup macaroni, cooked
- 1 cup mayonanaise
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
- In a large bowl add all of the ingredients.
- Gently toss trying not to squish the peas but completely mixing the mayonaisse into all of the ingredients.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least two hours then serve.
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Categories: Bacon, Cheese, Pasta, Salad/Dressings, Vegetables/Slaws/Salads
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That looks so tasty 😋👌
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Thank you I loved it.
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You are welcome! Your recipes always look so delicious 😋. I may have to use some of your recipes for Thanksgiving. 🦃
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Awww thank you!
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Ohvthis is too easy and tasty! 😊
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Ooooh yum! This reminds me a bit of a pea salad family recipe we have. But this looks delicious!! The ingredients sound like they’d blend really well together. Another one on my must try list from you Diane 🙂
Sending you lots of love and hopes that your upcoming Thanksgiving is incredibly special! ♥
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Thank you Holly! You and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!
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YUM! This is a great combination of flavors. I have made “layered salad” using these ingredients with lettuce instead of pasta, which makes it work for the gluten-free crowd. 😉
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What a great idea! It would look wonderful served in a glass bowl that way. Thanks!❤
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Thank you, dear Diane 🙂 amitiés
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You’re welcome!
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Looks so good!
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I really enjoyed this one. My husband doesn’t like peas so I never make them for dinner. This was nice because it kept in the refrigerator and I ate every bite! Thank you!
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Clearly another great recipe from you! Yum!
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Awww thank you Nancy!
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It seems very easy to prepare.
Thank you Diane xx
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It was very easy and it tasted great. You’re welcome!
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I tried this and I love it. Thanks for dinner.
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You’re welcome! I’m glad you liked it!
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This is an interesting twist on pea salad, which my brother loves. I’ll have to try it out at our next family potluck.
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It tasted amazing. It calls for macaroni but I had exactly a cup of noodles leftover in my cupboard so I used that. I think the macaroni will look better but any pasta will work. Enjoy it will be a wonderful dish for a potluck.
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Thank you, I will.
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My mom would have liked that – she loved peas … me not so much, but it looks good.
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Thanks Linda! My husband doesn’t like them either so this was a treat for me.
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Thanks!
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What a great idea when you have some extra peas to use!
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I ate this one all by myself! Lol
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💕💕💕
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