Delicious Macaroni Salad Food

DELICIOUS MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 minutes. Cool cooked macaroni under cold running water and drain.
• Toss macaroni with ham, pickle relish, celery, black olives, red onion, mayonnaise, and Dijon mustard until thoroughly combined. Cover and chill before serving.

BLT MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Boil pasta per package directions, then drain & rinse in cold water.
• While pasta is cooking, trim most of the fat from the bacon, chop into 1-inch pieces & then panfry til almost crisp; drain on paper towels & set aside.
• In large bowl, combine mayo, vinegar, salt, pepper, celery, onion & bacon.
• Gently stir in tomato, & pasta.
• Cover tightly & refrigerate til serving.
• *Note: Original recipe reserves bacon to add right before serving. I've done both but usually mix it immediately to save time.

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Combine dressing ingredients.
• Stir into remaining ingredients.
• Cover and chill.

CHEF JOHN'S CLASSIC MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk 1 cup mayonnaise, vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until well blended; whisk in sugar. Stir in celery, red bell pepper, carrot, onions, and jalapeno and poblano peppers. Refrigerate until macaroni is ready to dress.
• Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain but do not rinse. Allow macaroni to drain in a colander about 5 minutes, shaking out moisture from time to time. Pour macaroni into large bowl; toss to separate and cool to room temperature. Macaroni should be sticky.
• Pour dressing over macaroni and stir until dressing is evenly distributed. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or, ideally, overnight to allow dressing to absorb into the macaroni.
• Stir salad before serving. Mix 1 tablespoon mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon water into salad for fresher look.

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook as the label directs until al dente. Drain and let cool.
• Toss the macaroni with the tomatoes, radishes, bell pepper, scallions and cucumber in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise with the vinegar, mustard, sugar and garlic salt. Add the dressing to the macaroni and vegetables and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until serving.

SIMPLE MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain, and rinse with cold water until no longer hot. Transfer noodles to a large bowl.
• Stir in red bell peppers, green bell peppers, green onions, celery and olive oil. Mix in mayonnaise and soup mix. Refrigerate for a few hours before serving.

AMERICAN MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, celery, onion, parsley and tomato, if using. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, vinegar, sour cream and salt. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve. Store covered in the refrigerator, for up to 3 days.

GRANDMA'S MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix in the macaroni, celery, bell pepper, and onion.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper until combined. Pour the mixture into the macaroni and vegetables. Mix well until everything is thoroughly coated in the dressing.
• Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Preferably overnight.
• Stir before serving.

DELICIOUS MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl add all ingredients(except the one egg).
• Place sliced egg on top.
• Chill.

MACARONI SALAD WITH GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan or grill to medium-high heat.
• Whisk together the olive oil and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Add the shrimp to the bowl and toss to coat, sprinkling generously with salt and pepper. Place the shrimp on the grill pan (or in a grill basket on the grill) and cook, flipping once halfway through, until just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Stir together the mayonnaise, relish, vinegar and Dijon mustard in a large serving bowl. Add the cooked pasta, celery, onion and bell pepper and toss to combine and coat with dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or up to overnight. Top the salad with the grilled shrimp and sprinkle with the parsley and paprika right before serving.

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well.
• Add macaroni and remaining ingredients.
• Toss well to coat.
• Cover and chill for at least 2 to 4 hours before serving.

CLASSIC MACARONI SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Make and peel 6 hard-boiled eggs. Try my recipe to make Steam Hard Boiled Eggs.
• Put a large pot of salted water and heat on the stove to boil the pasta. Follow the cooking time and the package instructions of your pasta brand. Adding salt is optional but recommended.
• Gradually add pasta, stirring to separate it, and return to a boil. Boil uncovered, stirring occasionally until you have tender macaroni that is al dente pasta.
• While the pasta is boiling, chop the fresh ingredients: celery, green onions, dill pickles, and chop the eggs into small pieces.
• Drain the large pot of pasta, and pour it into a very large bowl.
• Into the large bowl, add the chopped ingredients to the warm cooked pasta. Add celery, green onions, chopped pickles, pickle juice, chopped eggs, black olives, mayonnaise, yellow mustard, sea salt, and black pepper.
• Stir well to combine, and chill for several hours or overnight. The warm pasta will absorb the pickle juice as it sits in the fridge, that is what makes it so good!
• Optional: Slice a couple of eggs and places them on top with sprinkles of paprika to make it pretty.
• Serve macaroni pasta salad in a large bowl or inexpensive paper Chinese takeout containers (order online), great for picnics and parties. Keep this macaroni salad chilled at all times in an airtight container, or serve immediately.

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring large pot of salted water to the boil over high heat. Add the pasta and boil until al dente (just fork-tender), or follow packet directions.
• While pasta is boiling, prepare/chop SALAD ingredients and add them to a large serving bowl.
• Mix DRESSING ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Once pasta is cooked, drain and rinse under cool running water. Drain well and add to the rest of the SALAD ingredients in the large serving bowl.
• Pour over DRESSING and toss well to evenly combine. Adjust salt, pepper and vinegar to taste.
• Set aside for at least 15 minutes to let the ingredients warm close to room temperature and settle into each other before serving.

FAST, EASY, DELICIOUS MACARONI SALAD - EVEN YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE

Steps:

• Boil noodles like you normally would do. Until done. Drain the noodles. Put them in a large bowl and put in the fridge to cool. (Faster prep: Run them under cold water until cool then let sit so all of the water will drain).
• Mince pickles and black olives. (Faster & easier prep: Buy dill pickle relish and already chopped black olives).
• Chop green onions.
• After noodles are cool add mayonnaise (more or less to taste) & mustard (optional) and mix together.
• Add pickle, olives, & green onions and mix. (Can use more or less. I personally like a lot of pickles and little onion & olives).
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Put in the fridge to chill. (Sometimes you may need to add more mayo when ready to serve).
• Add the cheese when you are serving. (I let everybody add as much as they want. Makes it fun for the kids).

EASY CLASSIC MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the package directions just until the al dente stage. Drain the pasta and rinse in cold water to cool.
• To a large bowl add the cooked pasta, the diced pepper, the celery, the red onion and pickles.
• In a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, salt and pepper, dill, paprika and garlic until very well blended.
• Pour the dressing over the pasta and mix well to combine until everything is well coated in the dressing.
• Cover the macaroni salad with some plastic wrap or a lid and place in the fridge for about 2 hours or overnight.
• Serve alongside your favourite grilled meats, burgers, or enjoy it on its own.

THE BEST MACARONI SALAD EVER

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni in lightly salted water according to the package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool. Set aside.
• Mix together the mayo, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Splash in enough milk to make it pourable. Splash in pickle juice for extra flavor. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Set aside.
• Place the cooled macaroni in a large bowl and pour in 3/4 of the dressing. Toss and add more dressing if you'd like. (The dressing will seem a little thin, but it will thicken up as the salad chills.)
• Stir in the roasted red peppers (or pimentos), olives, pickles, and green onions. Add more of any ingredient if you'd like more stuff going on! At the end, splash in a little more pickle juice and stir.
• Chill for at least 2 hours before serving. Sprinkle with sliced green onions to serve!

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni in heavily salted boiling water according to directions. In the last 1 minute of cooking, add the frozen peas and frozen corn to the water.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, make the dressing. Whisk together the mayonnaise (1 cup), the honey (2 tablespoons), dijon mustard (1 tablespoon), kosher salt (1 teaspoon), black pepper (1/2 teaspoon), and dill pickle juice (1/4 cup).
• When the macaroni, peas, and corn are fully cooked, drain and rinse with cool water until the it has cooled off completely (check it so you can make sure it's cool to the touch). Shake off as much excess water as possible and add it to the bowl with the dressing.
• Add the chopped dill pickles (1/2 cup), diced red bell pepper (1), and sliced green onions (1/2 cup) to the bowl and mix everything together. For best results, allow to sit for 1-2 hours in the fridge for all the flavors to marry.
• Serve cold from the fridge or at room temperature.

CLASSIC MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.
• In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir in the onion, celery, green pepper, carrot, pimentos and macaroni. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.

HAWAIIAN MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• While the cooked, drained macaroni is still hot, add the cooked macaroni, grated carrots, grated onion, apple cider vinegar, kosher salt and pepper to a large mixing bowl. Gently stir to completely incorporate the salad. Cover the mixing bowl and let the mixture sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Using a small mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, milk and sugar until smooth.
• Gently fold the dressing into the macaroni salad. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours to overnight. Before serving, gently stir the macaroni salad.

HAWAIIAN MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni as directed on the packaging. Drain and pour into a mixing bowl.
• Pour the vinegar over the macaroni and stir to combine. Add the carrot, green onion, salt and pepper and stir.
• In a separate bowl mix together the mayo, milk and sugar.
• Fold the mayo mixture into the macaroni. Allow to cool before covering and storing in the fridge to chill completely.
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

OLD-FASHIONED MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• To make the hard-boiled eggs: Add the eggs to a medium-sized saucepan. Cover with cold water and bring up to a boil over medium heat. Cover with a lid and turn off the heat. Let the eggs sit in the hot water for 14 minutes. Drain and cool under cold running water. Peel the eggs and chop. Reserve.
• While the eggs are cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat and add the macaroni. Cook until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• In a large serving bowl, combine the eggs, ham steak, celery, shallots and lemon juice Add the macaroni and stir to combine.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, pickled relish, and salt and pepper, to taste. Add the dressing to the macaroni and toss to coat. Season with more salt and pepper, if needed. Cover and chill for 2 hours for the flavors to meld.