Amazing Macaroni Salad. Great macaroni salad and definitely classic picnic food! Everyone has their own take on these types of things and I adjusted this to my own taste preferences as well. I got this wonderful Macaroni Salad recipe from my MIL and I have to say at first I was kinda skeptical but OH MY GOODNESS it is sooooooooooooooooo good.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Rinse under cold water, and drain. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. You can have Amazing Macaroni Salad using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Amazing Macaroni Salad
- Prepare 2 cup of Macaroni (Elbow is prefered).
- You need 1/3 cup of celery.
- Prepare 1/3 cup of onion.
- Prepare 1/3 cup of peppers (mix up the colors!).
- It's 1/3 cup of cucumber.
- It's 1/3 cup of celery.
- You need 1/2 cup of mayo.
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of sugar.
- You need 1 1/2 tsp of cider vinegar.
- You need 3 tbsp of sour cream.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt and pepper.
- It's 3/4 tsp of honey mustard (dijon).
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Amazing Macaroni Salad instructions
- Cook and drain the macaroni.
- Cut up all the vegetables to preferred size.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a separate bowl. mix the vegetables and macaroni together..
- Add the dressing to the macaroni and veggies. Mix them all together..
- Chill for AT LEAST 3 hours. Making it the day before and letting chill over night is usually the best but for last minute occasions, 3 hours..
Elbow macaroni, red onion, green bell pepper, carrots, sweetened condensed milk, mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water. For dressing, in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, pickle relish, sugar substitute, mustard, salt and pepper. My classic macaroni salad is a crowd-pleaser at summer BBQs, picnics, and potlucks! I have been making it for years!
