14 good macaroni salad Recipes

macaroni, tuna, drained (i use solid white in water and can use more to make it a main course), mayonnaise , to taste, onion (peeled and finely diced ), carrot (peeled and shredded or grated ), salt & pepper, stalk celery (chopped )

elbow macaroni, boiled (mullers is best, but all taste good), mayonnaise, stalks celery, chopped, sweet relish, carrot, chopped, parsley, dijon mustard, salt & pepper, sprinke italian spices (basil, oregano, garlic,marjoram...), apple cider vinegar, sliced green olives , to taste, some chopped red pepper , is good as well, chopped sweet onion , is also wonderful, hard-boiled egg , if you wish, though i do not usually include this

dry pasta (elbows or anything like that), mayonnaise (use the good stuff), buttermilk, fresh dill or 1 tsp dried dill, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, cucumber, chopped seeded, sweet red pepper, seeded and chopped, chopped scallion (white or light green part only )

cooked cubed potatoes (or can use 3 cups cooked macaroni or small shell pasta drained), frozen peas, thawed, celery rib, finely diced, green onions, finely chopped, cubed cheddar cheese, hard-boiled eggs, chopped (more eggs sliced in wedges to garnish around the bowl if desired), chopped sweet yum-yum pickle (optional, yum-yum pickles are sliced sweet sandwich pickles ), sweet pickle relish, prepared ranch salad dressing, mayonnaise (or use 1/4 cup each and sour cream, or to taste) or 1/2 cup salad dressing (or use 1/4 cup each and sour cream, or to taste), prepared mustard or 1/2 tsp mustard powder, garlic powder (optional but good to add in), salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste, i use seasoned )

uncooked elbow macaroni, tuna in water, drained, grated cheddar cheese, salt, dried onion flakes, chopped celery (optional), good mayonnaise (best foods , helmann s, or vegenaise)

uncooked elbow macaroni, fat-free mayonnaise (low-fat is good too), sweet pickle relish, sugar substitute, such as splenda, ground mustard, salt, black pepper, diced celery, diced carrot, diced onion, hard-boiled egg, sliced, paprika

corkscrew macaroni, cooked and drained (measured dry), italian parsley, chopped, stalks celery & leaves, chopped, french cornichon gherkin, chopped, spanish manzanilla olives, chopped, green onions, chopped, sweet grape tomatoes, cubed cheddar cheese, good seasons italian salad dressing mix, black pepper (to taste), mayonnaise (heaping), extra virgin olive oil

dry creamettes macaroni rings, cooked, drained and cooled, rotisserie chicken (or your own leftover chicken meat), cut into bite size pieces, stalks celery, sliced thinly, hard-boiled eggs, peeled and diced, miracle whip salad dressing (this is 1 recipe that mayonaisse just doesn tsp work as well as miracle whip, sugar, salt and pepper, to your taste (i like to add 1/4 tsp mccormick s montreal chicken spice), prepared yellow mustard (not a spicy mustard - just plain old yellow mustard), green or red seedless grapes , if desired

chopped spinach, thawed with all the water squeezed out, cottage cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, divided, egg, red bell pepper, chopped, good seasons italian salad dressing mix, shell macaroni, cooked and drained, spaghetti sauce

macaroni , i used elbow, but use any type you like, pimiento, good seasons italian dressing (to taste), shredded cheddar cheese, chopped celery, chopped red onion, sliced olive, salt (to taste), pepper (to taste), mayonnaise (to taste)

elbow macaroni, french dressing ( (not catalina style) or your own recipe), apples, cored and diced, lemon juice (fresh is best ), onion, minced, mayonnaise (use a good quality, such as hellmanns), paprika, for garnish

tri colored spriral pasta, hard boiled eggs, carrots shredded, green pepper, diced, green onions, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, good season s italian salad dressing mix, mayonnaise