The Best Macaroni Salad

This is The Best Macaroni salad ever that is meant to feed a crowd! It is slightly sweet and tangy all at once . Full of traditional things that give a nice crunch providing a variety of texture.

Do you have certain members of your family that are expected to bring certain dishes to family get togethers ? This noodle salad is what my sister in law is expected to bring to every get together . This is honestly the best macaroni salad ever ! My husband’s family was in the restaurant business in some shape for form for many many years . This was the way my Mother in law apparently made it and my sister in law carried on the tradition. If you love family recipes you need to check out this Old Fashioned Pea Salad .

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What you will need to make The Best Macaroni Salad:

• A very large mixing bowl-I used my Harvest gold Vintage Tupperware mix and go bowl with a lid. They still make them tap HERE to see the new color
• Food Chopper -There is a ton of stuff to small dice for this salad , I highly recommend using a chopper
• Kitchen Shredder -I use one that attaches to my kitchen Aid . For alternative tap here
• Kitchen Knife -Tap HERE for my favorite
• Vegetable Peeler -Tap HERE for my favorite
• 1 pound elbow macaroni noodles .
• Mayonnaise-I have been told Blue Plate needs to be used in this salad
• Thousand Island Dressing -The secret ingredient ,any brand will work I used kraft ,
• Dill Pickles and Pickle juice -I used Vlasic whole kosher dill
• Celery -small diced
• Carrots -shred your own , don’t buy them already shredded
• radishes -small diced
• Tomatoes -diced with seeds
• Hard boiled eggs -diced
• Cucumbers -Peeled and diced
• Yellow onion -small diced
• Green bell pepper -small diced
• Seasoning -Salt , pepper , Tony’s and Accent

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Let’s Make The Best Macaroni Salad !!

Boil your macaroni noodles about 10 minutes , or to the packages directions . Drain and rinse well until all of the noodles are cool. Rinsing the noodles washes away all of the starches and cooling it down keeps the noodles from sticking together .

While the noodles are cooking prepare all of your vegetables. This does take a little while .

In a large mixing bowl mix together the drained noodles , shredded carrots and cucumbers .

Mix in the onions , celery and Bell pepper .

Mix in the pickles, radishes and boiled eggs .

In a medium bowl whisk together the mayo , thousand island dressing , salt , pepper ,and Tony’s. Pour over the salad a little at a time mixing as you go.

Once mixed taste it and season to your liking. Cover and chill for several hours . This is a massive salad , I weighed it and it weighed a little over 10 pounds so this needs a very large bowl .

If you love this recipe check out these :

• Old Fashioned Pea Salad
• Sugar Free Coleslaw
• Zesty Pasta Salad Supreme
• Southern Style Potato Salad

The Best Macaroni Salad

This is The Best Macaroni salad ever that is meant to feed a crowd! It is slightly sweet and tangy all at once . Full of traditional things that give a nice crunch providing a variety of texture.

4.62 from 13 votes

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

chill time 8 hours hrs

Course Side

Cuisine American

Servings 30 People

Calories

Ingredients

  

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• 1 LB small elbow macaroni cooked to packages directions
• 1 1/2 cups celery small diced
• 3/4 cup yellow onion about a 1/2 of a medium onion-small diced
• 2 large tomatoes about 2 1/2 cups diced
• 2 1/2 cups cucumbers small diced -about 3 medium cucumbers
• 1 green bell pepper 1 cup -small diced
• 3 cups grated carrots Grate your own
• 6 large Hard boiled eggs diced
• 1 bunch radishes 1 1/2 cups small diced
• 1/2 cup dill pickles small diced

Dressing

• 1/3 cup pickle juice
• 3/4 cup Thousand Island Dressing
• 2 cups Mayonnaise Blue Plate
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper or to taste
• 1-2 teaspoons Tony's or Accent

Instructions

 

• Boil your macaroni noodles about 10 minutes , or to the packages directions . Drain and rinse well until all of the noodles are cool.
  
• While the noodles are cooking dice and prepare all of your veggies .
  
• This recipe is massive, I used my 26 cup Tupperware mix and go mixing bowl. In a large mixing bowl mix the noodles , carrots , and cucumbers . Mixing in small increments helps makes this more manageable
  
• Next add celery , onions and bell pepper . Mix well
  
• Next add the boiled eggs , radishes and chopped pickles . Mix well
  
• In a medium sized mixing bowl mix the mayo , thousand island, pickle juice , salt , pepper and Tony's .
  
• Pour a little dressing at a time mixing as you go .
  
• Once the salad is mixed well season to taste with salt and pepper or Tony's
  
• Cover and chill at least 3 hours but 8 or overnight is even better .
  

Notes

This is a massive salad , It weighed a little over 10 pounds once I made it . 

I found mixing a few vegetables at a time and mixing as you go was much easier 

I recommend using a food chopper for this recipe 

I used a 26 cup Tupperware fix and go mixing bowl 

Tap here for a Shredder that is great for the carrots 

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