BEST-EVER AMISH MACARONI SALAD
This is the BEST macaroni salad – the perfect combination of sweet and tangy, a super creamy macaroni salad that’s sure to be a hit at your next get-together, cookout and barbecue. People will be going back for seconds and thirds! Be prepared to hand out copies of the recipe, family and friends will be asking for it.
Read great reviews from people who tried this recipe on Pinterest!
This old-fashioned recipe is fantastic! The flavor combination is perfect.
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE AMISH MACARONI SALAD
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Best-Ever Amish Macaroni Salad
Recipe from Allrecipes.com (Amish Macaroni Salad, slightly adapted)
- 12 ounce box elbow macaroni prepared according to package – rinse in cold water, drain well, set aside
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 small vidalia onion, chopped (sweet onion)
- 3 stalks of celery, chopped
Dressing
- 2 cups Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
- 2 tablespoon dill pickle relish
- 3 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
Prepare pasta according to package, rinse in cold water, drain well, set aside.
On a large cutting board, chop veggies and eggs.
In a large bowl, mix all the dressing ingredients and stir until blended well. Pour veggies and eggs on top, mix well. Add prepared macaroni and stir until well blended. Place covered in fridge and chill for 1 to 2 hours. Stir before serving. Enjoy!
Tip
If you are not a fan of some of the veggies or the egg, you can easily adjust this recipe to suit your taste by omitting ingredients. People like to add carrots, green/yellow bell peppers, even chucks of cheddar cheese.
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Lucie
How many servings does this make? About how many cups of dry macaroni would be equivalent to 12 onces?
Mary Neumann
Lucie here is a great resource to bookmark: https://www.barilla.com/en-us/help/measuring-pasta
NORRIS
This recipe replicates the taste of Amish Macaroni Salad from the Southern Pennsylvania folks. We have had the salad many times from the Dutch Market in Cockeysville, MD. Making it with this recipe
is the closest I’ve been able to get. I made it with no changes other than cutting the onion content by half. Next time I would leave the red onion out and use half of a small sweet onion only. Now I know folks out there want to tailor it to their dietary choices, and that’s fine. But if you want the authentic flavor of the Pennsylvania Amish, this it it. Now they do sell other versions in their store, with many other variants. Do they use Miracle Whip? I don’t know. I did and it works wonderfully.
Marie
This is absolutely the best Mac salad ever! My family loves it. The only thing I did different was chop bread and butter pickles as I didn’t have relish. It was awesome, unsurpassed!!
Lin
I make an Amish Macaroni Salad recipe from the Amana Colonies in Iowa, but I use sweet pickle relish and Burman’s regular mayonnaise from Aldi’s. It is just as good as Hellman’s and Duke’s. The reason is I can’t stand Miracle Whip and neither can most people I know. It is just too sweet. You don’t need that if you use sweet relish. Everyone who tries the way I make it loves it and asks me to make it at any parties or get-togethers we are invivted to.
Steve Reppert
Thank you for clarifying… I do NOT use Miracle Whip either…
Shirley Sharman
Can this be made with shell?
Karen Velthaus
Made this yesterday for a father’s day cook out after the men went fishing for the day. I don’t use Miracle Whip because of what is in it but made my own and it was fantastic. Everyone loved it, Thanks so much.
Susie
My mother-in-law uses the same dressing recipe for egg salad, ham salad, coleslaw and other salads. It’s great. And your right it is sweet and tangy. Yummmmm
Stuart Kaufman
What is Pinetrest?
Kathleen Burns
Pinterest is a program where one can store recipes & cooking tips. You need to Google Pinterest and sign up if your interested. I hope this helps.
Judy Raffl
Hi Mary
I made your Amish Macaroni last week and my husband loved it. I kept the recipe as my main macaroni salad recipe to bring to parties and cookouts. Thanks for sharing it!
Judy
Rebecca L Pixley
Wow! Just wow! I made this amazing salad last night and let the flavors meld overnight. Wow! By far, this is the best macaroni salad I have ever tasted. Amazing! I’m coining a phrase…this is “stupid” good. Thank you so much for the recipe. I made it exactly as written.
Anonymous
Yes, me as well for the tuna and mac salad as my husband would love it!!
Janet
please email me if you can with the recipe. angelsandwings78@att.net
thank you!
Anonymous
Linda can I have your tuna mac salad recipe please? Thank you
Linda J
I grew up on Miracle Whip and I love that tangy zip. Having said that if I am serving anything that will be shared with my Hellman's and/or Duke's loving pals, I sometimes will mix it with Miracle Whip. Just cannot "do" straight mayo! I've tried.
This salad looks delicious but I'll wait a week or so to try it as I just did the family favorite Tuna Mac Salad. After eating it for three days, I'm over it—for now. Your Amish Mac Salad would be similar in its base.