Creamy Macaroni Salad

Creamy Macaroni Salad
I just love picnic food so it should be no surprise that I just love when Memorial Day rolls around because it means that picnic food is here and not going anywhere for a few glorious months! What could be better than cold fried chicken, lemonade and macaroni salad? Not a whole lot in my book.
Creamy Macaroni Salad
This macaroni salad recipe happens to be my favorite so I wanted to be sure to share it with you before the holiday weekend hits. It’s super creamy and has some of my favorite ingredients – pasta, bacon, vinegar and pickles (I know vinegar is a weird thing to love but I do).

I like to use Barilla Plus pasta for this because it tastes just as good as regular pasta but is much better for you. Also, the box is a little less than a pound so there is an increased saucy-ness to the salad which is always a good thing to me.

Creamy Macaroni Salad
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Ingredients
  1. 1 lb. large elbow macaroni, cooked to desired tenderness
  2. 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
  3. 1/4 cup finely diced sweet onion
  4. 1 small red sweet bell pepper, finely diced
  5. 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
  6. 2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
  7. 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  8. 1/4 cup pickle relish (I chop up Claussen pickles because they are my favorite)
  9. 2 teaspoons sugar
  10. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  11. 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  12. 1 tablespoon celery seed
  13. 1/2 lb bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled
Instructions
  1. Mix cooled macaroni, celery, onions and bell pepper together in a large bowl.
  2. In a separate bowl mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, pickle relish, sugar, salt, pepper and celery seed, stirring well.
  3. Stir dressing into the macaroni mixture.
  4. Stir in the crumbled bacon. Serve chilled. Best if made the night before.
Adapted from Food.com
Adapted from Food.com
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  1. Your Creamy Macaroni Salad looks awesome, just in time for the upcoming holiday! Hope you have a very special week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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