Grandma's Macaroni Salad
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Description
A sweet macaroni salad just like Grandma used to make. The dressing is a good basic macaroni salad dressing that you can use with your own macaroni salad recipe. You must refrigerate for at least 4 hours for all of the flavors to blend together.
Ingredients
- 2 cups elbow macaroni
- ¼ cup sweet relish
- ½ cup onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- ¼ cup finely chopped carrot
- 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
- ¼ cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®)
- ¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 tablespoons low-fat milk
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions
- 1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well; rinse with cold water and drain again.
- 2. Reserve 2 tablespoons relish juice; place the rest in a large bowl with onion, bell pepper, carrot, and egg.
- 3. Whisk creamy salad dressing into reserved relish juice. Mix in sour cream, milk, sugar, dill, salt, and pepper. Fold gently into the macaroni mixture. Refrigerate to let flavors blend, 4 to 24 hours.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 8 servings
calories: 171.9 kcal
carbohydrates: 28.9 g
protein: 4.9 g
saturated fat: 1.2 g
cholesterol: 32.3 mg
sodium: 215 mg
fiber: 1.4 g
sugar: 8.2 g
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