Easy Macaroni Salad With Shrimp

Submitted by Dawnab

"This is my own recipe and the celery seed and the shrimp blend perfectly. Only 5 ingredients and easy to make. The longer it sits, the more flavorful it becomes, I like to make mine the night before we are going to eat it. Also great served on crackers as an appetizer."

 

• Ready In: 96hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) bag elbow macaroni
• 1 lb baby shrimp
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 cup mayonnaise

directions

1. Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain and rinse with cold water until cool.
2. Mix all ingredients.
3. Chill for 4 hours.
4. Note: Add more mayonnaise if needed to coat ingredients evenly.

Reviews

[Tiffiany S.]

This is the recipe that I grew up on! I love it. My great grandmother used to make it.

 

[fastax]

I also added about 1/4 C of celery, green onions, and sliced black olives. I also added 2 eggs and used sweet pickle relish.

 

[Kit..ty Of Canada]

Great recipe, my family really enjoyed it. I did add celery & onions. Let it chill overnight to bring the flavours together. Will be making this often & leaving it in the frig. For late dinners. Thank you Dawnab!

 

[Ms B.]

This is a good basic salad. I just couldn't leave it alone, though. I added diced red onion and celery along with sliced black olives, chunked imitation crab and minced fresh parsley. I also mistakenly used celery salt instead of the celery seeds. After sitting overnight, all the flavors blended well and made a great salad. This was my contribution to the salad bar at a community event. The bowl was cleaned quickly.