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The Best Macaroni Salad Ever
Photo: Anna Pelzer

The Best Macaroni Salad Ever

13 ingredients 10 min + 15 min 12 openrecipes
The Best Macaroni Salad Ever

I love, love, love, adore, and love macaroni salad. I'm also picky, picky, picky, particular, and picky about macaroni salad....

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

364
Calories
16g
Protein
14g
Fat
39g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Macaroni not in our table 0
Pimento not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups Elbow Macaroni
  • 3 whole Roasted Red Peppers, Chopped (more To Taste, Can Also Use Pimentos)
  • 1/2 cup Black Olives, Chopped Fine
  • 6 whole Sweet/spicy Pickle Slices, Diced (about 1/2 Cup Diced)
  • 3 whole Green Onions, Sliced (white And Dark Green Parts)
  • 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 Tablespoon Red Wine Or Distilled Vinegar
  • 3 teaspoons Sugar, More Or Less To Taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt, More To Taste
  • Plenty Of Black Pepper
  • 1/4 cup Milk (more If Needed)
  • Splash Of Pickle Juice (spicy Sweet Pickles)
  • Extra Pickle Juice To Taste

Directions

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By thepioneerwoman · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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