Classic Macaroni Salad

This creamy macaroni salad always gets lots of compliments. It’s an easy recipe to make with macaroni pasta, celery, onion, bell pepper, carrot, and pimentos and has a pleasing tangy dressing that everyone seems to love!

• 4 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• ⅔ cup white sugar, or to taste
• ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
• 2 ½ tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• ¼ cup grated carrot (Optional)
• 2 tablespoons chopped pimento peppers (Optional)

 

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook macaroni pasta in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.

Mix mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, and macaroni pasta together in a large bowl.

Stir in celery, onion, green pepper, carrot, and pimentos.

Refrigerate salad for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.

Image and recipe sourced from: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/81108/classic-macaroni-salad/