Being that with me not working and three of us living on the retirement income from BFL’s mom, we have to make sure our grocery dollars stretch as far as possible. So that meant taking a look through one of the local Dollar Tree stores to see what non-perishable grocery items we could pick up there. So we took the trip and we found a few items we could use. We got our paper towels and toilet paper, plus we got a few groceries. Tonight we had the opportunity to try out one of the items. It was a Gourmet Select Pasta Salad kit. Of course, this is a knock-off of the Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad kits, but hey, they were $1 per box and right now, that’s what we need… cheap stuff.

We picked up the Bacon Ranch and Creamy Parmesan varieties and tonight I fixed the Creamy Parmesan one. I have to say, a lot of times those cheap off brands aren’t very good. This one, we all agreed, could well be better than the Suddenly Salad kit! We all know that at times things like the quality of the mayonnaise can affect the taste, which is very true. However we were using a brand of mayo that I use frequently (store brand that is absolutely wonderful and a great rival to both Hellman’s and Kraft) so I knew the mayo would not affect the taste.

The pasta package had the same carrots, red pepper bits, and peas that the Suddenly Salad kits have in them, and the seasoning packet was wonderfully seasoned with just the right seasonings! We made 2 boxes and each of us got a bowl of the salad, but we weren’t eating it with anything else, so if you have other items you’ll be eating, you may well need only one box unless you have a great amount of people.

Definitely recommend trying this as the parmesan flavor was perfect – not too soft and not overpowering. Again, I found this at Dollar Tree where everything is $1, but you may find it somewhere else and it may be a bit more expensive.

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