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Pioneer Woman's Best Macaroni Salad Ever
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 12
From the Pioneer Woman. Feel free to add more or less sugar, salt and pepper to the dressing. Also add more of olives, onions, pickles or peppers, however much you like. You can also use canned pimentos in place of the red peppers.
Ingredients:
4 cups macaroni
3 whole roasted red peppers, chopped
1/2 cup diced sweet and spicy pickle
1/2 cup black olives, chopped fine
3 whole green onions, sliced
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or 1 tablespoon distilled vinegar
3 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
plenty fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup milk
splash pickle juice
Directions:
1. Cook macaroni in lightly salted water till done. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
2. Mix mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, milk and pickle juice in medium sized bowl.
3. In large bowl place cooked macaroni. Add about 3/4's of the mayonnaise mixture to the macaroni. Next add the peppers, pickles, olives and onions. If needed, add the remaining dressing. Add a splash of pickle juice to the salad. The salad dressing will thicken up after refrigeration.
4. Refrigerate for at least two hours before serving.
By RecipeOfHealth.com