Amish Macaroni Salad

4.62 from 18 votes

Amish macaroni salad is a sweet macaroni salad with a bit of a tangy crunch from all the delicious veggies folded in side. Super creamy and a perfect cold side dish, this is the best Amish Macaroni Salad recipe to feed a crowd.

Prep Time20

making pasta15

Total Time35

Course: Pasta Recipes, Salad Recipes

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 363kcal

Author: Trisha Haas - Salty Side Dish

Ingredients

4 cups macaroni cooked and cooled (about 2 cups dry)
3 hard boiled eggs chopped
1/2 cup celery diced
1/2 cup red bell pepper diced
1/2 cup white onion diced
2 tablespoons sweet relish
3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
1 cup real mayonnaise
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon corriander

Instructions

Boil 4 cups of macaroni noodles. Drain and rinse with cold water. Make sure to shake off as much extra water as possible before moving on. Set macaroni noodles aside.
4 cups macaroni
In a bowl, add cut up hard boiled eggs, chopped celery, diced red pepper, diced onion and sweet relish to a large mixing bowl.
Mix all ingredients well.
Measure and stir in mustard, mayonnaise, sugar, salt and coriander and mix well. Make sure all ingredients are fully incorporated.
Dump in cooled and boiled macaroni noodles. Stir all ingredients together very well.
This salad does best if you can cover and refrigerate overnight so the sugar can dissolve, however, it is fine to eat immediately if necessary. As with all macaroni salads, serve chilled.
If time in fridge, give it a good stir before serving to pull up any settling of mayo and mustard dressing.

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Notes

Does the dressing have to be made separately?

There is some truth to dressings being able to be completely mixed well and added to the noodles as a source of keeping all the ingredients evenly matched. But personally I put all ingredients into one easy bowl, mix well, and am done. This keeps you from too many dishes and as long as you stir well, its really the same thing.

Do I use miracle whip or mayo?

This is one recipe argument we get in our house. Half the family likes miracle whip, the other half mayo…and the side that likes mayo argues over Hellmann’s versus Dukes. Mayo is a personal choice and you can use either one.

How long does Amish Macaroni Salad last?

This salad should last 3 days in a tightly sealed container. The boiled eggs on top should also last just fine. If the salad is dry, make a bit of extra dressing and re-add, stir and serve first.

How to keep pasta from sticking

Many people love to make pasta ahead when prepping for a holiday that includes macaroni and pasta salads. Once noodles are drained, immediately rinse with cold water. This helps prevent sticking, overcooking and stops unnecessary clumps of macaroni noodles.

Can I cut out the sugar?

It is totally fine to leave out the added sugar or cut back on the amount of sugar. One way to enjoy the sweet with out so much sugar is to substitute for Dijon Mustard.

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