Cook the macaroni al denté as you would your favorite Italian pasta. Overcook it and you’ll end up with mushy bites that won’t stand up to the mixing with the vegetables.
Here’s how:Ĭooking the macaroni correctly is essential to a good mac salad.
This traditional macaroni salad is so simple to make.
#Best macaroni pasta salad recipe full
This recipe is list is short but fresh and full of flavor. Like many of my favorite classics, I found the base of this recipe in a recipe collection of one of my grandmothers. It’s simple but well-seasoned-everything you want in a traditional macaroni salad. The pasta is neither clumpy nor starchy, but smooth and satisfying with every bite. First off, it’s homemade and dressed just right with a tangy but light mayo mixture. But, this traditional macaroni salad is everything those others were not. This macaroni salad recipe was born after years of suffering through versions that were too dry, too plain, or too heavily loaded with a goopy, flavorless mayo dressing that coated the macaroni like oil on a dipstick and likely came from a pre-packaged box from the deli counter-yes! There’s nothing worse than that acrid taste of fake mayo macaroni salad.
I’m not reinventing the wheel here, and that’s exactly why it’s a timeless favorite. Much like my Grandma’s Potato Salad (THE BEST) and my Creamy Coleslaw, there’s no bells and whistles on this macaroni salad. Sometimes you just don’t mess around with the classics. Nothing says summertime eating like a serving of the best, classic macaroni salad with eggs and crisp vegetables dressed in a simple and creamy but still light mayonnaise dressing for any picnic, potluck, or barbecue.
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