Old Fashion Macaroni Salad (2024)

Nothing says Fourth of July to me than a good Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad or a Potato Salad. Just like my potato salad I learned how to make this macaroni salad from my grandmother.

Our macaroni salad is made with miracle whip for added flavor in the dressing. The salad is loaded with elbow noodles, celery, red and green bell pepper, diced ham, and shredded cheddar cheese.

To me, the best types of recipes are ones that are handed down from family member to family member. This salad reminds me a lot of my grandma and her love of cooking for her family that she had. By far she has been the biggest influence on my cooking.

Macaroni Salad Recipe With Miracle Whip Dressing

I always thought macaroni salad was difficult to make but the more I have grown in my cooking I have found that this recipe has to be one of the simplestto make.

I started by putting a large pot of water on to boil, and like grandma always said: "A watched pot never boils."

So while the water was heating up I started prepping my veggies. I diced celery, onion, and both green and red pepper. I did cheat a little and bought a ham that was already diced, it comes in a nice little package that you will need to drain the water off of.

Take a mild cheddar cheese brick and cut it in half, saving one half for another recipe. The half that I needed for this recipe I cubed into bite-size chunks. While I was prepping all the veggies my water did come to a full boil, addingmy elbow noodles into the boiling water.

To help make the noodles not stick I added a little bit of olive oil. When the macaroni was fully cooked I drained the water off of the noodles. Place the noodles into a large bowl.

Mixing The Macaroni Salad Up

In the large bowl that I had the macaroni noodles in I added all my cut-up veggies, ham, andcubed cheese. Sitting this aside I started to make my dressing.

In a smaller bowl, I added Miracle Whip, a squirt of yellow mustard, a little sugar to sweeten the miracle whip up a bit, and milk. Mixing this up really well to help dissolvethe sugar.

Once the dressing is all mixed together I poured it into the bowl with the other ingredients. Folding the dressing into the ingredients until everything had a nice coating of this deliciousdressing.

Placing plastic wrap over my bowl I then placed my Macaroni Salad into the refrigerator to cool down. The longer this sits and cools the better it is but I also like eating it when it's a bit on the warm side.

Questions Answered

This Old Fashion Macaroni Salad pairs really well with my Sloppy Joe's recipe.

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