Happy Sunday my friends!
We’ve been enjoying lovely Spring weather for weeks now and with the snow melting away, I’ve been dreaming of long Summer days and all of the wonderful things that come with them! I’ve gotta say that after 5 whole years without any yard space at all really, I’m very much looking forward to spending our days in our new backyard and you can bet there will be a ton of barbequing and picnicing happening there!
What BBQ would be complete without a yummy dish of pasta salad? This pasta salad has become our go-to side dish (all year long in fact) simply because it’s SO easy to whip up a big ol’ batch of it, not to mention it’s SUPER yummy and goes with pretty much everything! I just know y’all are going to LOVE it too!
Recipe: Macaroni Salad
Ingredients
- – 1 package (approximately 1 lb) of your favorite bite sized pasta
- – 2 cups of frozen peas & carrots (or fresh if you’d prefer)
- – 1 1/2 cups of mayonnaise
- – 1/4 cup sour cream
- – 2 tbsp. sugar
- – 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- – 2 tbsp. mustard
- – sprinkle of salt & pepper to taste
- – 1 cup of cheddar cubed
Method
- Cook up that macaroni al dente, drain and rinse – don’t skip the rinsing as that’s what will stop your pasta from sticking together in a giant blob as it cools. While you’re pasta is boiling away, you can steam your peas and carrots for a few minutes too. Set it all aside to cool in a large mixing bowl.
- In a small mixing bowl, stir up the mayo, sour cream, sugar, apple cider vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper. I usually just toss my cheese cubes and any other add-ins to this sauce so that I can just throw it all in together once the pasta is cool.
- Once the pasta and veggies are cool, fold the sauce mixture and any extra add-ins to coat thoroughly.
- Enjoy!
Variations
Optional Add-ins
– bacon
– ham
– tomato
– celery
– green onions
Number of servings (yield): 8
PS. If you find that your pasta salad gets a bit dry after storing leftovers in the fridge, just add a little milk to the mixture to make everything creamy again.
I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect pasta salad recipe for ages and by golly, I think I’ve finally found it! Winter or Summer, this Macaroni Salad is one of my favorite side dishes – it’s SO easy to whip up and it’s ALWAYS such a huge hit!
Be sure to check out some of my other favorite recipes like this Thai Steak Salad or my Famous Granola Bars!
Wishing you SUCH a lovely day!
I love pasta salad! Pinning now 🙂
Oh good! Thanks Emily!
LOVE mac salad. Def gonna have to try this!
I’m SO glad! Thanks Bre!!!
I am always on the hunt for good pasta salad recipes to take to summer parties! This sounds so good; the apple cider vinegar is speaking my language!
Thanks girl! It really is delish!
I, too, search for the perfect pasta salad. I will definitely have to give this a try!
It’s SOOOOOO good Melissa! I’m sure you’ll love it too!
I don’t know how I missed this recipe! I am soo happy you shared it!! I need a good macaroni salad and will be making yours soon! Thanks Kristi!!
Yum! Sounds like the perfect pasta salad for all those summer BBQ’s coming up! I love an easy side dish, too. 🙂 Pinned!
So making this! I live in Italy where macaroni salad just isn’t a thing! But I’m from Virginia and my mom and various other aunts use to make one ever easter! Going to make it and bring it with me this year!
Oh how perfect Madaline!!! It’s the yummiest recipe ever and SO easy to whip up!!! And how exciting to be living in Italy!!!
What a great recipe for spring/summer parties! Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board.
Thank you SO much Janine! It’ll be perfect for those Summer BBQ’s!
I LOVE macaroni salad, but I’ve never actually made it–as silly as that is. Pinning your recipe to make later! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
Thank you!!! It’s seriously THE easiest recipe ever and super yummy to boot! I’m sure you’ll love it Amanda!
HI there! Stopping by from the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. This looks so delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!
Thank you SO much Ashley! It’s so yummy and super easy to make too!
Thank you for sharing this yumminess at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature on Monday xo
How exciting!!! Thank you SO, SO much Katherine!!! Happy Easter weekend!