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Macaroni Salad Recipe (Cold Pasta Salad)

Published: Jun 22, 2017 · Modified: Mar 29, 2022 by Bhavana Patil ·This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Deli Style Macaroni Salad or Cold Pasta Salad is a colorful, delicious salad recipe prepared with grated carrot, onion, and bell pepper tossed in a creamy mayonnaise-mustard dressing.

I love this classic American macaroni salad with mayo. This homemade pasta salad is better than the Deli salad available at the store. Perfect on its own for a meal or side dish for BBQ, summer potlucks, and picnics.

Try choosing the pasta shape, that will hold onto the dressing. Elbow macaroni, small shells, or even spiral-shaped pasta work great. You can also add more healthy and colorful veggies like red radish, celery, red cabbage.

Check out more Macaroni recipes from my blog Mac and Cheese (Instant Pot), Macaroni puliyogare, Vegan Macaroni and Cheese.

How to Make Classic Macaroni Salad recipe

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.

Mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, white vinegar, red chili powder, sugar, salt, and ground pepper in a large bowl.

step to add mayonnaise and whisk collage

Stir in the carrot, onion, celery, colored bell pepper, and cooked macaroni. Mix well. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.

step to add mixed vegetables and add cooked pasta

Deli Style Homemade Creamy Macaroni Salad is ready to serve.

Tips & Variations

  1. You can add vegetables of your choice like jalapeños, celery, lettuce, zucchini, cucumber
  2. Add an extra tablespoon of mayonnaise to the salad before serving if you want deli-style macaroni salad to be more creamy.
  3. You can also add some shredded cheese.

More Salad Recipes

  • Chickpea Salad with Yogurt dressing
  • Boiled Peanut Salad
  • Chickpea Cucumber Salad
  • Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad
  • Creamy Cucumber Salad
  • Thai Salad with peanut dressing

More Pasta Recipes

  • Creamy Tomato Pasta
  • Butternut Squash Pasta
  • Avocado Pasta
  • Creamy Spinach Pasta
  • Mac and Cheese (Instant Pot)
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Macaroni Salad served in a bowl garnished with green onions

Macaroni Salad (Cold Pasta Salad)

Bhavana Patil
This colorful macaroni salad is prepared with grated carrot, onion, bell pepper all tossed in a creamy mayonnaise-mustard dressing.
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Servings: 2
Calories : 358
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Diet: Vegetarian
Method: Stovetop
Prep Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 10 minutes
Total Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz elbow macaroni (about 2 cups), uncooked
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • ½ tablespoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoon red chili powder
  • ¼ cup onion finely chopped
  • ½ cup celery chopped
  • ¼ cup red bell pepper finely chopped
  • ¼ cup yellow bell pepper finely chopped
  • ¼ cup green bell pepper
  • ¼ cup carrot grated
  • 2 tablespoons spring onion to garnish
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, mustard ,vinegar, red chilli powder, sugar, salt and pepper.
    Stir in the onion, celery, colored pepper, carrot and macaroni. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.

Notes

  1. You can add vegetables of your choices like jalapeños, celery, lettuce, zucchini, cucumber
  2. Add an extra tablespoon of mayonnaise to salad before serving if you want salad more creamy.
  3. You can also add some shredded cheese.
 
Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

Calories: 358kcalCarbohydrates: 40.65gProtein: 6.6gFat: 18.8gFiber: 2.5gSugar: 4.07gVitamin A: 315IUVitamin C: 1.2mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1.73mg
Keyword cold pasta salad, pasta salad
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