# Big Mac Pasta Salad

A macro-friendly Big Mac pasta salad perfect for a fitness journey and for enjoying pasta salad.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 box Protein Plus Barilla Rotini pasta
- 112 grams rinsed fat-free shredded cheddar cheese
- 200 grams diced onion
- 227 grams shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1 pound cooked 96/4 lean ground beef
- 1 full bottle fat-free Thousand Island dressing
- 200 grams chopped pickles

## Instructions

1. Add one box of Protein+ Barilla Rotini pasta to a large bowl.
2. Add 112 grams of rinsed fat-free shredded cheddar cheese to the bowl.
3. Add 200 grams of diced onion to the bowl.
4. Add 227 grams (or an entire bag) of shredded lettuce to the bowl.
5. Add 1 pound of cooked 96/4 lean ground beef to the bowl.
6. Pour one full bottle of fat-free Thousand Island dressing over the ingredients.
7. Add 200 grams of chopped pickles to the bowl.
8. Toss all the ingredients together thoroughly until well combined.

## Equipment

- bowl
- strainer
- pan
- knife
- chopping board
- serving utensils

## Tips

- Rinse the protein pasta after cooking to make it taste like regular pasta.
- Use as much lettuce as desired for added volume.
- For the lowest calories, use the leanest ground beef available.
- If fat-free Thousand Island dressing is not available, use the light version.
- Pickles are very low in calories, so you can add as many as you want.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@trainwithshay/video/7520318464674893070?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7522523505914037815
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ebc0ebb2-c255-43ba-9808-9c0807335f34
- Extracted: 2025-07-07

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