Old Fashioned Picnic Macaroni Salad Recipes

GRANDMA'S MACARONI SALAD

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A sweet macaroni salad just like Grandma used to make. The dressing is a good basic macaroni salad dressing that you can use with your own macaroni salad recipe. You must refrigerate for at least 4 hours for all of the flavors to blend together.

Provided by Hope

Categories Salad 100+ Pasta Salad Recipes Macaroni Salad Recipes

Time 4h35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 cups elbow macaroni
¼ cup sweet relish
½ cup onion, finely chopped
½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
¼ cup finely chopped carrot
1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
¼ cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®)
¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 tablespoons low-fat milk
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well; rinse with cold water and drain again.
Reserve 2 tablespoons relish juice; place the rest in a large bowl with onion, bell pepper, carrot, and egg.
Whisk creamy salad dressing into reserved relish juice. Mix in sour cream, milk, sugar, dill, salt, and pepper. Fold gently into the macaroni mixture. Refrigerate to let flavors blend, 4 to 24 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 171.9 calories, Carbohydrate 28.9 g, Cholesterol 32.3 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 215 mg, Sugar 8.2 g

OLD-FASHIONED PICNIC MACARONI SALAD

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Make and share this Old-Fashioned Picnic Macaroni Salad recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories < 60 Mins

Time 55m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 lb elbow macaroni, cooked in boiling salted water until al dente and drained
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup chopped red onions or 1/2 cup scallion
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped sweet pickle (about 6 small pickles)
1 medium red bell peppers or 1 medium yellow bell pepper, chopped
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
2 teaspoons celery seeds
2 teaspoons sweet paprika

Steps:

In a large salad bowl, toss together the warm pasta, oil, salt, and pepper; allow to cool, then add the onion, celery, pickles, and bell pepper; toss to blend.
In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, milk, mustard, and celery seeds; pour half over the salad and toss to coat.
**At this point, cover and refrigerate the salad and remaining dressing for at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.
One hour before serving, remove the salad from the refrigerator, add more dressing, if needed, and taste for salt and pepper.
Sprinkle with the paprika, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Variations--try adding any of these to the salad:.
*2 cups frozen peas, defrosted.
*2 cups smoked turkey or ham cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
*2 cups cherry tomatoes, whole, or cut in half.
*2 cups pimento-stuffed green olives, drained and chopped.
*2 cups ranch dressing, in place of the mustard/mayonnaise combination; omit the celery seeds.
*6 hard-boiled eggs, sliced.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 353.2, Fat 15.6, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 9.6, Sodium 553.4, Carbohydrate 46.8, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 6, Protein 7

OLD FASHIONED MACARONI SALAD

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My family has been making this for years, and it is my absolute favorite dish!

Provided by Jennie Minor

Categories Salad 100+ Pasta Salad Recipes Seafood Pasta Salad Recipes

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 cups macaroni
2 (5 ounce) cans tuna, drained
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 ½ cups mayonnaise
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Cook noodles in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Rinse under cold water, and drain.
Mix tuna, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic powder, mayonnaise, salt and pepper, and mustard together in a large bowl. Add pasta, and mix well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.7 calories, Carbohydrate 19.9 g, Cholesterol 20.1 mg, Fat 26.9 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 10.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 243.9 mg, Sugar 2.2 g

PICNIC MACARONI SALAD

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This is a macaroni salad that goes great with baked beans and any barbecued or grilled meat - perfect for a picnic.

Provided by Paula

Categories Salad Seafood Salad Recipes Tuna Salad Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package macaroni
1 ½ cups ranch dressing
½ cup mayonnaise
1 (6 ounce) can small pitted black olives, juice reserved
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon adobo seasoning
ground black pepper to taste
2 (6 ounce) cans solid white tuna, drained and crumbled
1 small red bell pepper, chopped

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Mix ranch dressing, mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons reserved olive juice, garlic powder, adobo, and pepper together in a bowl.
Pour dressing mixture into cooled macaroni. Add olives, tuna, and red bell pepper to macaroni; stir well to combine. Chill until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 610.8 calories, Carbohydrate 47.4 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 37.9 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 19.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 720 mg, Sugar 4 g

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