Dinner Time Mac Salad. Dinner Time Mac Salad This mac salad is not like those youll find in the store or at KFC. It's more of a meal than a side dish, hope you enjoy. :chef. Easy Macaroni Salad may seem like a silly recipe since most people tend to go to the grocery store deli and load up on sides (like Pea Salad and Crab Salad too!) in preparation for big parties.
For dressing, in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, pickle relish, sugar substitute, mustard, salt and pepper. This Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is the real deal. A no-frills, creamy mac salad that is the perfect side dish for any BBQ or Luau! You can cook Dinner Time Mac Salad using 13 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Dinner Time Mac Salad
- It's of Main ingredient.
- Prepare 16 oz of package of pasta whatever you like, I used large sized elbows.
- Prepare 1 can of tuna in water, you can use two cans if you really like tuna, not me....
- You need 1 large of vadalia onion chopped small.
- Prepare 1 can of peas, drained really well although I didn't have any to use today.
- Prepare of Dressing.
- You need 3/4 cup of Helmanns mayo, yes it makes a difference....
- Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
- You need 1 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper, fresh would be better.
- It's 3/4 tsp of garlic powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp of onion powder.
- You need 3/4 tbsp of sugar for slight sweetness (optional).
- You need 1/2 tbsp of sweet relish (optional).
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is one of my biggest guilty pleasures. And that means tasty and totable side dishes like macaroni salad. There are endless ways to turn a box of macaroni into a pasta salad—pick two to three vegetables, your favorite dressing try creamy ranch dressing, pesto, or a simple vinaigrette), and add cooked, cooled macaroni. This is a classic steakhouse-style spinach salad with the absolute best warm bacon-mustard dressing I've ever had!
Dinner Time Mac Salad step by step
- This salad is a meal in itself, one my sons have always enjoyed.
- Start by boiling water in a large pot, add your pasta and cook about 8 minutes, should be al dente, dont want it mushy, drain and rinse with cold water until pasta is cool. Put pasta, tuna, onions and any veggie you are using together with other ingredients in a large bowl and GENTLY mix, so you dont get good all over like I do, chill until ready to eat.
Looks and tastes like a lot of work, but can be prepared in no time! This salad can easily be converted to a main dish salad by adding strips of grilled chicken breast. Adding sugar to potato salad honestly seems a little nuts to me every time I do it, but just like my Amish macaroni salad, IT WORKS, JUST TRUST ME. This Amish potato salad recipe is always a hit with friends and family and I get asked for the recipe pretty often. Give it a try at your next barbecue and let me know what you think!
