MACARONI SALAD (PAULA DEEN'S)

Macaroni Salad (Paula Deen's) image

Provided by Cindi M Bauer

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups cooked macaroni
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1/2 cup celery, thinly sliced
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 small green onion, chopped
1 (2 oz.) jar diced pimientos, drained
1 tablesp. honey dijon mustard
1 tsp. morton's season-all salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. lemon pepper seasoning
1 cup mayonnaise, chilled

Steps:

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve.
2. Note: After I prepared this salad, I chilled it in the refrigerator for 3 hours, but the salad seemed dry, so I prepared a bit more of the dressing, and added it immediately. What a difference that made. The salad was a lot more creamy, and stayed creamier for several days in the fridge.
3. Also, when adding a bit more of the dressing, I used, 1/2 cup Hellmann's Mayonnaise 1/2 tablespoon of the mustard, 1/4 teaspoon Morton's Season-All Salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, and 1/2 tsp Lawry's Lemon Pepper Seasoning.