Recipe: Tasty Classic Macaroni Salad

Classic Macaroni Salad.

You can have Classic Macaroni Salad using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Classic Macaroni Salad

1. It's 1 pound of short pasta or shell.
2. It's 3 of hard boiled eggs diced.
3. Prepare 2 of celery ribs minced.
4. Prepare 1 of red bell pepper seeded and minced.
5. Prepare 1/4 of red onion minced.
6. Prepare 1/4 cup of sweet pickles chopped.
7. It's 1 cup of mayonnaise.
8. You need 1/4 cup of plus 1 tablespoon pickle juice.
9. Prepare 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar.
10. Prepare 1 1/2 tablespoons of mustard.
11. Prepare of Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
12. It's of Chopped parsley if desired.

Classic Macaroni Salad step by step

1. Cook the pasta in salted water according to the package directions, Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water until cooled. Shake the colander to toss the pasta, and drain for about 5 minutes, tossing occasionally..
2. Transfer the drained pasta to a large bowl and add the eggs, celery, red bell pepper, red onion and sweet pickles. Mix the mayonnaise, pickle juice, sugar, and mustard in a small bowl and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper..
3. Add to the macaroni mix and toss until evenly coated. Season with more salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Sprinkle with chopped parsley to add a little color if desired..