Macaroni salad. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Rinse under cold water and drain. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
Here's the way I like it.
Stir in macaroni, celery, green pepper and onion.
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions.
You can have Macaroni salad using 13 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Macaroni salad
- Prepare 2 cups of macaroni cooked.
- You need 1/2 c of celery.
- Prepare 1 c of onion.
- You need 3/4 cup of green pepper.
- Prepare 1/2 of cheated carrot.
- It's 3 of Med. tomatoes.
- Prepare 1-1/2 cup of grated cheese.
- Prepare 1 c of ham chopped.
- It's 1/2 c of Italian dressing.
- Prepare 1 of sm. Sour cream.
- You need 1/2 cup of may.
- It's 1 Tbsp of sugar.
- It's of Salt & pepper.
Macaroni Salad makes a terrific summertime lunch and is made for taking to gatherings. Simple to prepare and as diverse as you want it to be, this is a great classic pasta salad. With a pasta salad dressing made with a combination of mayonnaise and yoghurt, it's still beautifully creamy with all the flavour and less guilt! For a healthier option, try this Macaroni pasta salad with a mayo.
Macaroni salad step by step
- Put cooked macaroni in lg bowl Add celery green pepper carrots tomatoes cheese & ham Add Italian dressing and the sour cream add salt and pepper and sugar to taste mix throughly and chill for at least 30 to1 hr before serving.
A rich blend of mayonnaise, milk, Parmesan, garlic and parsley is tossed with macaroni and tasty morsels of ham. Chill to bring out the flavors, and fold in bright red tomatoes before serving. Easy Macaroni Salad may seem like a silly recipe since most people tend to go to the grocery store deli and load up on sides (like Pea Salad and Crab Salad too!) in preparation for big parties. But pasta salad can be so easy it won't even be worth the grocery store trip. This is a classic, tasty, easy macaroni salad recipe!