Best Meal In One Macaroni Salad Recipes

ONE - TWO - THREE - MEXICAN MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; rinse under cold running water, and drain.
• In a large bowl, combine the salsa, mayonnaise, green pepper, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and olives; mix well. Pour pasta into mixture, and stir to coat thoroughly. Cover, and refrigerate at least one hour before serving.

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Combine dressing ingredients.
• Stir into remaining ingredients.
• Cover and chill.

SIMPLE MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain, and rinse with cold water until no longer hot. Transfer noodles to a large bowl.
• Stir in red bell peppers, green bell peppers, green onions, celery and olive oil. Mix in mayonnaise and soup mix. Refrigerate for a few hours before serving.

MAIN DISH MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain, rinse, and drain once more. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, grated cheese, parsley, milk, and garlic. Mix well. Stir in pasta, ham, and tomatoes. Chill several hours.

MEAL-IN-ONE MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni, drain well. Combine macaroni, celery, green pepper, meat, olives and onion in large bowl.
• In separate small bowl, blend together mayonnaise, vinegar, salt and dill weed. Add to macaroni mix and toss lightly. Cover and chill at least 3 hours. Just before serving, add tomatoes and cheese, tossing lightly.

CLASSIC MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, soy sauce and hot sauce until smooth. Drain and dry the red onion and stir it into the dressing along with the bell pepper, scallions and a generous pinch of salt.
• Make the pasta: In a large pot, bring 4 quarts of water to a rolling boil. Add a generous amount of salt. Add the pasta and cook, stirring from time to time, until al dente (chewy but not hard or raw tasting), 6 to 10 minutes. Drain; do not rinse the pasta. Spread it out on a large baking sheet to cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes.
• While the pasta is still warm, add it to the bowl with the dressing and let sit at room temperature, 10 to 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Stir in the dill and basil just before serving and taste for seasoning.

MACARONI SALAD FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place macaroni in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• In a large bowl, toss the cooked pasta, grated eggs, olives, onion, and relish with some of the liquid. Mix in mustard and mayonnaise, increasing the amount of mayonnaise as desired. Season with salt and pepper. Top with sliced eggs, and sprinkle with paprika to serve.

MIGHTYRO'S MACARONI SALAD MEAL

Steps:

• Cook pasta in boiling water. Cook about 9 minutes or until al dente. Rinse macaroni until cool. Drain well and let dry out slightly.
• Add pasta to a large bowl. Fold in onions, cheeses, pickles, weiners and olives. Fold in pimentos. Refrigerate for about 2 hours or overnight.
• Mix garlic powder, black pepper, dry mustard and celery salt with mayonnaise. Put into blender to blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour over.