A Classic & Simple Macaroni Salad Recipe + Video
If you want to make a simple macaroni salad for a side dish with dinner, for a picnic or get together, you are going to want to save this recipe. Bring it to all your picnics and get-togethers this summer and all year round.
One of the most served side dishes at a picnic or summer time meal is macaroni salad. Don’t waste money on a store bought salad when you can make this one for much less and it tastes so much better.
What to Serve with Macaroni Salad?
This salad is perfect with any summer BBQ dish or as a side dish for pot luck. Serve it with:
Variations to Macaroni Salad
As with all of my recipes, I like to include at least a few ways for you to change the recipe to your tastes. While this recipe is absolutely perfect as is, you can:
- Eliminate the cheese– You can take the cheese out or you can use a different type of cheese.
- Hard Boiled Egg– Sometimes, I see macaroni salad with hard boiled egg diced in with it.
Ingredients for Simple Macaroni Salad
- Elbow Macaroni
- Mayo
- White Vinegar
- Granulated Sugar
- Mustard
- Salt
- Pepper
- Onion
- Celery Stalks
- Red Bell Pepper
- Colby Cheese
How to Make Macaroni Salad
Boil salted water and cook macaroni until al dente, 6-8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool down the macaroni. If you put in the hot macaroni with the other ingredients, it will melt the cheese.
In a large bowl, mix together the mayo, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Add in onion, celery, bell pepper, and cheese. Stir in macaroni.
Cover and Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, overnight if possible.
A Classic & Simple Macaroni Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 32 oz. Elbow Macaroni
- 1 C Mayo
- ¼ C White Vinegar distilled
- ⅔ C Granulated Sugar
- 3 TBSP Mustard
- 1 TSP Salt
- 1 TSP Pepper
- 1 Onion Diced
- 2 Celery Stalks Diced
- 1 Red Bell Pepper Deseeded and Diced
- 1 C Colby Cheese Diced
Instructions
- Boil salted water and cook macaroni until al dente, 6-8 minutes.
- Drain and rinse with cold water to cool down the macaroni. If you put in the hot macaroni with the other ingredients, it will melt the cheese.
- In a large bowl, mix together the mayo, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Add in onion, celery, bell pepper and cheese.
- Stir in macaroni.
- Cover and Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, overnight if possible.
