Easy Homemade Macaroni Salad

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This macaroni crockery look is simply a elemental classical and potluck perfect! Tender elbow macaroni, a speedy creamy dressing, and a fistful of add-ins comes together successful nary time.

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Ingredient Tips For Macaroni Salad

I find macaroni noodles 1 of nan astir comforting pasta shapes—it’s cleanable for everything from soups to mac and cheese, and of course, a classical macaroni crockery recipe.

Pasta: I usage elbow macaroni, but immoderate short pasta will work. Try ditialini, mini shells, aliases mini farfalle (bow ties).
Red onion: Onion adds flavor, guarantee it is finely diced truthful it doesn’t overpower nan different flavors. For a milder flavor, either soak nan diced bulb successful acold h2o aliases usage greenish bulb successful place.
Add-Ins: Celery, reddish doorbell pepper, and shredded carrots adhd freshness and crunch.

Dressing for Macaroni Salad

Mayonnaise: Mayo is nan creamy guidelines of this macaroni crockery recipe.
Tang: White vinegar aliases pome cider vinegar adds a bright, tangy flavor.
Sweetness: A spot of sweetener and a spoonful of saccharine pickle relish equilibrium nan tang from nan vinegar.

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macaroni crockery ingredients successful a bowl

Variations

Dressing: Replace nan homemade dressing pinch prepared coleslaw dressing. Make it lighter by replacing half of
Add-Ins: Add cheese, bacon bits, diced ham, hard-boiled eggs, aliases babe peas.

For Best Results, Prep Ahead!

This macaroni crockery look is champion erstwhile chilled for an hr aliases two earlier serving. This allows nan flavors to blend, and nan dressing thickens and soaks into nan pasta. It tin beryllium made up to 24 hours earlier serving.

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Macaroni Salad

Everyone loves this classical macaroni crockery recipe! Elbow macaroni and a fistful of add-ins successful a elemental homemade dressing.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Chill Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes

Author Holly Nilsson

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▢ 8 ounces elbow macaroni approx. 2 cups dry, aliases immoderate short pasta

Add-Ins (see notes)

▢ 1 cup diced celery
▢ ½ cup shredded carrots
▢ ½ cup diced reddish doorbell pepper
▢ ¼ cup diced reddish onion or thinly sliced greenish onion

Dressing

▢ 1 cup mayonnaise
▢ 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or achromatic vinegar
▢ 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
▢ 2 tablespoons sweet relish
▢ 1 teaspoon yellow mustard or Dijon mustard
▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
▢ ¼ teaspoon black pepper

In a ample pot, navigator nan elbow macaroni successful salted h2o according to nan instructions connected nan package. Drain good and rinse it nether acold h2o to extremity cooking.
To make nan dressing, in a ample bowl, harvester mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, relish, mustard, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
Add nan drained macaroni, celery, carrots, reddish pepper, and bulb to nan dressing. Toss good to coat. Taste and adhd further brackish and capsicum if desired.
Refrigerate nan macaroni crockery for astatine slightest 1 hr earlier serving.

*You will request 2 to 2 ½ cups of add-ins. Use nan database supra for a basal macaroni crockery aliases alteration them to your liking. Other favourite add-ins see pickles, olives, ham, saccharine peas, and cheddar cheese.

Elbows tin beryllium swapped for ditalini, mini shells, aliases wagon wheels.
Dice nan add-ins astir nan size of nan macaroni.
Rinse nan pasta aft draining to extremity it from cooking.
Mix nan dressing straight successful nan crockery vessel and past adhd nan different ingredients, 1 little crockery to wash.
Store leftovers successful nan fridge successful a covered instrumentality for up to 4 days.

Nutrition accusation provided is an estimate and will alteration based connected cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Pasta, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

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Can you frost macaroni salad?

Sadly, it does not frost well.

How agelong is macaroni crockery bully for?

Macaroni crockery is champion made beforehand, making it party-perfect. Leftovers will support successful nan refrigerator for up to 4 days.

What to eat pinch macaroni salad?

We emotion to service macaroni crockery arsenic a broadside for thing disconnected nan grill! Bbq chicken, basking dogs, aliases hamburgers are awesome options. It’s besides a awesome crockery to service pinch pulled pork

Creamy Macaroni Salad pinch 2 min dressing and writing

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About nan author

Holly Nilsson is nan creator of Spend With Pennies, wherever she creates easy, comforting recipes made for existent life. With a passion for nostalgic flavors and simplified techniques, Holly helps engaged location cooks create delicious meals that ever work. She is besides nan writer of “Everyday Comfort,” which promises to animate moreover much hearty, home-cooked meals.
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