As easy as chopping and mixing various ingredients. A nice contrast to other salads being served at the same meal.
Dressing:
Add cooked macaroni to a large mixing bowl along with all the other salad ingredients. Mix well.
Make dressing and pour over salad ingredients and stir until everything is blended together. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Best if made the day before and refrigerated overnight to allow the flavors to "marry".
Source: I wanted something very different so that there would be a noticeable contrast to my All American Potato Salad when served at the same time. It is certainly that.
By Julia from Boca Raton, FL
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We recently had 20 relatives over for a barbecue. I came up with the most inexpensive sides I could think of, and this was one of them. I originally found this recipe on All Recipes. I took all the comments that people wrote they would put in it and adapted it into this delicious salad. It makes a lot but we eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a few days. It's that good!
This salad has vegetables, macaroni, tomatoes, cheese and home made sauce! Is a great any time salad. Whenever I make it everyone wants the recipe.
This is another staple in my house while I was growing up that I have carried over to my own family. I just love the combination of ingredients in this. Great salad!
Cook macaroni in salted water until tender, rinse under cold water. Add the rest of ingredients and the dressing. May not need to use all the dressing.
In a bowl, combine the macaroni, tomato, cucumber, red pepper, basil, and parsley.
This is a recipe that was given to my mother by our next door neighbor. My husband, Justin, could eat this everyday if I made it.
Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, green onions, tomato and celery.
I was raised on this macaroni salad recipe. It was very common for our family to have this at the holiday season meals.
This macaroni salad has one of the best dressings I have ever had in a macaroni salad. Very sweet and good!
I think this is kind of a different take on ordinary macaroni salad! Very, very good! The cabbage makes this excellent!
I just love the whole combination of ingredients in this salad. You could almost eat this as a main dish with the meat and veggies both in it.
Cook macaroni according to package directions. Cool. Cube other ingredients and mix together. Add Miracle Whip to your taste and mix well. Refrigerate.
Cook box of macaroni and cheese as directed. Cool. Add all of remaining ingredients. Chill several hours and serve.
Mix together and let set in refrigerator for 1 hour so flavors will blend! Enjoy!
Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, cut a thin slice off the top of each tomato. Scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/2-inch shell. Invert tomatoes onto paper towels to drain.
Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large serving bowl, combine the macaroni, carrots, green pepper and onion.
Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. In large bowl, combine macaroni, dressing, celery, carrot, pepper, onion and cheese; toss to combine.
If you don't like sauerkraut, drained coleslaw works, just as well.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I would like some macaroni salad recipes.
By linda viera from Fremont, NH
I am searching for recipe to put on Dreamfield pasta to make a macaroni salad. I used to like my mom's, followed her recipe and found it bland. I want to make it with a bit more zing and nothing I've added seems to perk it up. Thanks so much in advance.
By Joan from Norwell, MA
My mom always added some horseradish when she wanted to put a little zip in the mac salad or cole slaw.
Macaroni Shrimp Salad
4 cups cooked macaroni
1 bunch green onions chopped
1 red bell pepper diced
3 stalks celery diced
1 small jar marinated artichokes with juice, chopped bite size
Mix all together and chill. This is good served on a bed of lettuce with hard boiled egg slices, cucumber slices, tomato slices, etc. and serve with a slice of garlic bread. A good dinner for summer.
This is a recipe that I invented. I had a shrimp salad in a restaurant that was very bland. I told my husband that I could make a better one and this is the result.
Does anyone make a macaroni salad with shrimp in it? Could the recipe be shared with me?
By LaurieS
Here's a really yummy old fashioned macaroni salad recipe. Just add the amount of cooked baby cocktail shrimp you would like. Personally I would use about 3/4 cup cocktail size shrimp for this amount of pasta or 1/2 cup chopped larger shrimp.
4 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1 lb. elbow macaroni
2 large ribs celery, including leaves, chopped
1/4 red onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2/3 cup mayonnaise, or more to taste
2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
1 (4 oz) jar pimentos, drained and chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Cook pasta al dente according to package directions, drain, and rinse with cold water and drain again.
Combine the eggs, celery, red onion and lemon juice in a large serving bowl, add macaroni and stir to combine.
Whisk the mayonnaise, mustard and pimentos in a small bowl, season with salt and pepper, add to the macaroni mixture and toss to coat, cover and refrigerate for at least two hours to let the flavors meld.
I'm looking for a macaroni salad recipe my grandma made. She's gone now and it isn't in the family cookbook. It had twist noodles, chunks of ham and I think Velveeta cheese. I have no clue about the sauce. Does anyone have something close to this?
This might not be like Grandma's but close:
~~~Good Luck~~~
Give it a Try...
INGREDIENTS:
1 (16 ounce) package macaroni
2 red bell peppers, chopped
DIRECTIONS:
1. 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.
2. 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.
Not knowing what the salad tasted like, chances are your grandma probably used just mayonnaise for the dressing on her macaroni salad. She may have added sweet relish or a little sugar or lemon juice with salt and pepper. I would try mixing up some of that and put over twisty noodles with ham and cheese chunks.
I have bought a vinegar salad with noodles at Walmart. I understand it is Amish. Does anyone have the recipe?
By J>W> from Norlina
