Recipe: Delicious Macaroni Salad

Macaroni Salad. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Rinse under cold water and drain. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. 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. How to Make the Best Macaroni Salad. You can cook Macaroni Salad using 13 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Macaroni Salad

1. Prepare 4 cups of uncooked macaroni.
2. It's 6 stalks of celery.
3. Prepare 1 of onion.
4. You need 14 oz of frozen peas.
5. You need 1 of green bell pepper.
6. It's 6 of boiled eggs.
7. It's 5 handfuls of matchstick carrots.
8. Prepare of dressing.
9. Prepare 1 cup of mayonnaise.
10. Prepare 2 tablespoons of yellow mustard.
11. You need 1 1/2 tsp of salt.
12. It's 1/2 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar.
13. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper Plus to taste.

It's no picnic without macaroni salad. Chef John's Classic Macaroni Salad "Spicy and delicious and a big hit with my family." - Kathi. Chickpea Macaroni Salad "Love this—I added artichokes and it's awesome. This is a classic, tasty, easy macaroni salad recipe!

Macaroni Salad step by step

1. Boil water then add pasta and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
2. Rinse pasta with cold water.
3. Put in a large bowl or if you have kid helpers a big stockpot for easier stirring.
4. Dice your celery, onions and add to macaroni.
5. Deseed bell pepper and dice then add to macaroni.
6. Dice boiled eggs, add to macaroni.
7. Add peas still frozen to macaroni.
8. Stir gently.
9. Add carrots, i did just enough to color accent.
10. Gently stir.
11. In a small bowl, add dressing ingredients and mix well.
12. Fold into macaroni mixture.
13. Chill 4 hours and serve.

Made with classic ingredient staples including celery, red pepper, and onion and coated in a simple creamy mayo-based dressing, this is guaranteed to be a hit at every cookout and potluck this year! Old fashioned macaroni salad is summertime comfort food and is easy to make. You can even make it a few days ahead - it's best if it sits over night. Keep this cold - if you are at a picnic or potluck either keep it chilled or eat it quickly and put leftovers in an ice chest. I was hesitant about posting this recipe - it's the macaroni salad I grew up with, and pretty basic.