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Creamy Macaroni Salad Recipe

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Creamy Macaroni Salad Recipe is an easy summer pasta salad that makes a scrumptious side for all of your grilling and barbecue recipes. It can be prepared in advance and chilled or served as soon as you mix it. This salad is so easy that you can whip it up and have it on the table in about twenty minutes.   

Macaroni Salad Recipe

This Creamy Macaroni Salad Recipe is a real crowd-pleaser.  It is perfect for your next patio party but simple enough for a week night dinner with grilled steak and corn.  With all the wonderful vegetables the presentation is phenomenal.  My late mother in law made a wonderful macaroni salad.  She would put small bits of cubed cheese and sweet pickle relish in it.  This one is creamier with just a hint of sweetness and plenty of fresh beautiful vegetables!

What do you put in Macaroni Salad?

Macaroni salad is traditionally made with creamy mayonnaise based dressings but is just as delicious with an oil and vinegar based dressing.  All kinds of small or finely diced vegetables can be added such as peas, broccoli, peppers, celery, onions, cucumbers, carrots, zucchini, radishes and more.  Other delicious additions included very small cubes of cheese, spinach, sunflower seeds, jalapenos, pimentos, capers, green onions, and hard boiled eggs.

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How do you make Creamy Macaroni Salad Recipe?

Cook the noodles according to the package instructions and drain well.  In large bowl whisk together mayo, mustard, cider vinegar and sour cream. Add the cooked macaroni, peppers, tomatoes, red onion, celery and parsley. Stir gently to combine. Season with salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste.

Easy Macaroni Salad Recipe

This Creamy Macaroni salad is sure to make a pasta lover out of you!  For goodness sake if there is a vegetable in here that you are not fond of find a substitution.   Well what are you waiting for?  You may just have the ingredients on hand to make this delectable salad.

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This post was originally published April 3, 2016 and was republished with new material August 11, 2019.

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Creamy Macaroni Salad

Simple Macaroni Salad Recipe

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A super easy creamy pasta salad with sweet bell peppers, sun ripened tomatoes, red onion and crunchy fresh celery.  Serve it with all your favorite grilled meats or in the winter with my oven baked ribs.

  • Author: Beth Pierce
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Stove Top
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups uncooked macaroni noodles
  • 2/3 cup mayo
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 orange pepper chopped finely
  • 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes halved
  • 1/4 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • Optional: 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Cook noodles according to instructions on box. Drain well.
  2. In large bowl whisk together mayo, mustard, cider vinegar and sour cream. Add the cooked macaroni, peppers, tomatoes, red onion, celery and parsley. Stir gently to combine. Season with salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste.

Keywords: macaroni salad, pasta salad, summer pasta salad, creamy macaroni salad, best macaroni salad, easy macaroni salad

 

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  20. Bbdaisy

    I would add some boiled eggs and little chunks of cheddar cheese. Other than that it looks creamy and delicious. Thanks for sharing.

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