Mega Macaroni Salad
- Ready In:
- 3hrs
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
3 gallons
- Serves:
- 50-60
ingredients
- 3 lbs elbow macaroni, cooked and cooled with cold water
- 12 eggs, boiled, peeled and chopped
- 1 lb frozen peas, thawed
- 2 cups bacon, pieces (not Bacos)
- 1 lb cheddar cheese, cubed
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Dressing
- 2 quarts mayonnaise (not Miracle Whip)
- 8 ounces Dijon mustard
- 10 ounces dill pickle relish
- 1 large sweet onion, finely shredded in food processor
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- salt and pepper
directions
- Boil macaroni in large kettle until tender. Remove from heat and drain in two colanders; rinse with cold running water until cool and drain well.
- While the macaroni is cooking, set the peas in a small colander and rinse with cold water to thaw and let drain.
- Peel and chop the eggs. I usually cook the eggs the day before I need them and then store in the fridge so they are easier to peel.
- Cube the cheese and set aside.
- Shred onion in mini food processor.
- Mix together the dressing ingredients and set in fridge to chill.
- Once the macaroni has cooled and is drained well, pour into 13 quart mixing bowl.
- Pour the dressing over and stir well.
- Stir in eggs, bacon pieces, peas and cheese.
- Cover bowl with foil and store in refrigerator over night.
- Check the salad the next morning and if it seems dry, add in more mayo/mustard combination (2 cups mayo and 2 tablespoons mustard mixed together). Put in pail and refrigerate until serving time.
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I live in southeastern South Dakota, near the Missouri River. I am managing editor of the weekly newspaper in a small town ten miles from where I live. I also keep busy with my 13 year old son's activities. It's been a challenge to learn to cook in smaller quantities since both of my daughters are grown and on their own. I enjoying cooking, baking, collecting cookbooks, trying new recipes, reading, hunting, fishing and bowling. My favorite cookbooks are church cookbooks. I have a church cookbook that I received from an aunt as a shower gift 25 years ago that has become "well-worn" and is my "go-to" cookbook along with a couple of other cookbooks that I frequently use. The rest of my cookbooks also get used but not as often as my favorites. My kids laugh at me as I read cookbooks like others read novels and always have sticky notes handy to mark pages with recipes that I want to try.