Best 5 Easy Macaroni Salad Everybody Loves Recipes

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.

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.

EASY MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Rinse in cold water; drain and cool completely. , Place in a large bowl; stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

SUPER EASY MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook,drain and rinse macaroni and put in fridge while you dice up cheese and ham.
• Mix together cold macaroni, cheese, and ham in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl mix miracle whip and mustard. (If it is too tangy my mom would put a little sugar in it about a tsp.).
• Mix it all together and chill or serve immediately.

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).