The Worlds Best Macaroni and Cheese Salad

Christina M's Note:

I usually don't measure and I usually make this for big family gatherings. So Take away from the recipe as you see fit. I get a whole lot of complements on this salad and I enjoy it myself. The bacon bits add crunch and taste.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 1 big onion , peeled and diced
• 1 dozen egg , hardboiled, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black olives , very well drained
• 2 cups cheddar cheese , cubed
• ½-1 cup bacon bit
• 1 ½-2 cups mayonnaise (NOT Miracle Whip)
• 2 -3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Boil macaroni.
2. Dice onion.
3. Cut olives/cheese/eggs (eggs in big chunks).
4. When macaroni is done, drain and rinse until mac is cool.
5. Add all ingredients at one at a time stirring in between.
6. Add mayo; stir--add mayo; stir.
7. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Reviews

[~*KayElle*~]

Oh wow! I made this Mac-n-cheese salad for a family get together just recently and it was a huge hit. I changed a few things to fit our family's tastes. I added cherry tomatoes, peas and red (purple) onion. I used shredded cheddar cheese instead of cubed at Mom's request and omitted the olives. The bacon bits tops off the salad perfectly. We only used just 5-6 eggs chopped up in it, just our own taste. This is definitely a "print and add to the recipe file box." Thank you for the recipe!

[Chef #1351288]

I brought this recipe to a cookout yesterday. Everyone raved about it. I added one pint of grape tomatoes, stems removed and cut in half. It added some nice color to the salad. This is definitely a keeper!

[Ninu Dalal]

It was good. However, I did not like the cheese in my salad. Eh. Furthermore, the measurements were not accurate. I ended up having so much cooked macaroni left over. And 1 dozen eggs is waaay too much. The taste was great. I did not have black olives, so I put in a little bit of sugar instead since black olives tend to make any dish a bit sweet. The taste was good. Everyone that tried it, liked it. The measurements were inaccurate and the cheese in the salad did not please me.