Macaroni Salad is one of those classic salads that makes an appearance at every family or holiday picnic. It’s the perfect summer side dish for grilled hamburgers and hot dogs. Come on in and I’ll share an Easy and Delicious Macaroni Salad Recipe…
Classic Macaroni Salad
Macaroni salad is easy enough to find at your local deli, but the homemade version is so easy and so much better.
Sides are so key to potlucks. If you are out and about looking for sides, I think you’ll love this recipe for Creamy Cucumber Salad, Cold Spaghetti Salad, this old fashioned Seven Layered Sald, or KFC Coleslaw (copy-cat)
This easy homemade Macaroni Salad will be the hit of your celebration.
If covered and stored in the refrigerator, macaroni salad will last up to five days.
Anything grilled goes great with macaroni salad. It’s great with hamburgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken, and steak.
Yes. Rinse with cold water. It helps stop the noodles from cooking more and cools the noodles for mixing.
If you are ready to make this recipe, let’s make sure you have everything you’ll need
Ingredients
- elbow macaroni noodles – uncooked
- sweet onion – chopped
- celery – chopped
- green pepper – chopped
- carrot – grated
- sweet pickled relish
- salt
- ground black pepper
- mayonnaise
- apple cider vinegar
- granulated sugar
- yellow mustard
How to Make Macaroni Salad
- Cook and drain the noodles
- Let Cool
- In a large bowl, combine everything and mix well
- cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight
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Macaroni Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups elbow macaroni noodles uncooked
- 1 small sweet onion chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
- ¼ cup carrot grated
- 1 Tbsp. sweet pickled relish
- ¾ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. ground black pepper
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- ⅛ cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp. yellow mustard
Instructions
- Cook and drain the noodles
- Let Cool
- In a large bowl, combine everything and mix well
- cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight
Notes
Nutrition
Great macaroni salad. Left the carrots out-didn’t think we’d like them in it.
We think it is the best we’ve eaten!
What a great compliment! I’m so glad that you like the recipe. Thank you for coming back to review it. I really appreciate it. 🙂
No onion I use union flakes no peppers
Wow, this is one great macaroni salad! I’ve always made the same one forever. This is my new go too!
This makes me so happy! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for coming back to tell me and rate it. 🙂
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Excited to try this! Just wondering- do you have the nutrition facts for this recipe?
Hi Amanda. I’m sorry, I don’t have the nutrition facts for you. I hope to start adding those within the next couple of weeks, but my current recipe card does not generate them. So sorry.
Just made this and it’s delicious! I did increase the mayo a bit! I always thought there had to be eggs in this…no wonder mine never came out right! Thank you for an easy go to recipe!
Never made mac salad before. I am so glad I found this recipe! It is the best I have ever had. I hate buying store mac salad, too much mayo in it. Love this recipe was fun to make and so enjoyable to eat!
I’m so happy that you tried it. It’s not hard to make and so worth it! Thanks for coming back to leave me a great review!
Was this made with sweet relish or dill?
sweet relish