5.0 from 3 votes
Macaroni Salad Recipe
This macaroni salad recipe is a family favorite. It's easy to make and customize to your own tastes! This simple and flavorful macaroni salad is a summer classic.
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 475 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound pasta macaroni or any other short pasta will work
- ½ cup bell pepper diced, any color
- ⅓ cup olives sliced
- ⅓ cup dill pickles diced
- ⅓ cup scallions sliced
- 4 hard boiled eggs diced
- 1 cup mayonaise
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon season salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Combine pasta, peppers, olives, pickles, scallions and hard-boiled eggs in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Combine mayonnaise, sugar, milk, and seasonings. Mix well.
- Dress the salad with almost all of the dressing, tasting as you add and mix. Reserve ⅓-1/4 cup to serve with the salad or to add to the salad before serving (see note).
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Notes
- This recipe is perfect to make the day before you need it or the morning before. Freshen it up by adding some additional dressing or milk right before serving.
Nutrition Information
Calories
475kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
106mg
(35%)
Sodium
650mg
(27%)
Potassium
220mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
600IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
12.7mg
(14%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 475
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 475kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 106mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 650mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 220mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 600IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 12.7mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.