16 Reviews of Easy Elbow Macaroni Salad

From: Chef #386447

On Jun 7, 2007

Since 1973, I've been trying to duplicate the macaroni salad from a deli I worked at in Ames, Iowa. I loved that salad, and this is as close as I've come to it. The only addition, to make it more like the one I wanted, is a handful of cubed, mild Cheddar cheese. Great salad. Thanks!

From: Kathryn29

On Jan 16, 2008

Very good. Just like from the deli. I left out the celery (didn't have any) and left out the mustard. I did not have to use as much mayo, more like 1/2 cup or so. I also added 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese to it. I thought it tasted even better the next day. Thanks for a great recipe. Have never been able to make good macaroni salad until now. Will make often!

From: Okra

On Jul 11, 2007

Good, basic mac salad though sorry to say there's not anything special about it. I found it a bit boring but think the picky eaters in my circle might like it.

From: Pam-I-Am

On Jul 9, 2007

A delicious salad for summer picnics. I used a little red bell pepper as well. The dressing was a tiny bit too tangy for my liking so next time I will add only 1 tablespoon of vinegar. I might add a couple of chopped hard boiled eggs too as I missed that in this salad. Thanks for sharing.

From: caitmartin

On Jul 26, 2009

Great salad! I always came up short when I tried other mac salad recipes, but this was exactly what I wanted. My favorite mac salad comes from the Publix deli, and this tasted just like it! I did adjust the amounts to just cover my pasta since I didn't want this to be soupy at all. I also substituted red pepper for the green pepper since that's what I had. Will make this again for sure! Thank you!!!

From: Sandyg61

On May 19, 2007

Good macaroni salad. It was very tasty - my mother who says she doesn't like macaroni salad really liked this. I replaced the green pepper with 1/2 cup of red pepper and 1/2 cup of shredded carrot.

From: msjill111

On Jul 29, 2009

I made this salad a couple days ago-it's really really good! The only change I made was to not use lowfat anything as well as added cubed sharp cheddar cheese. It was my favorite mac salad that I've ever made!! Thanks so much for sharing this!

From: lilchris

On Sep 1, 2008

From: TasteTester

On Jul 15, 2006

We really enjoyed this macaroni salad. I was looking for a macaroni salad without meat, seafood, or a lot of other added ingredients — just a good, old fashioned, tasty macaroni salad. This was a hit with all!!

From: Shirl (J) 831

On May 22, 2006

Excellant recipe, we threw this together for our BBQ. I used red peppers instead of green. I also used FF mayo and it did not alter the taste at all.