Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, dinner time mac salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Dinner Time Mac Salad is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Dinner Time Mac Salad is something that I have loved my entire life.
Dinner Time Mac Salad StirringTime Mattoon, Illinois. This mac salad is not like those youll find in the store or at KFC. This classic macaroni salad recipe is a refreshingly light take on an all-time favorite. It's perfect for a fast weeknight dinner or festive weekend barbecue. —Dorothy Bayes, Sardis, Ohio.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have dinner time mac salad using 13 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Dinner Time Mac Salad:
- Prepare Main ingredient
- Take 16 oz package of pasta whatever you like, I used large sized elbows
- Prepare 1 can tuna in water, you can use two cans if you really like tuna, not me…
- Take 1 large vadalia onion chopped small
- Take 1 can peas, drained really well although I didn't have any to use today
- Get Dressing
- Take 3/4 cup Helmanns mayo, yes it makes a difference…
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, fresh would be better
- Prepare 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- Take 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Take 3/4 tbsp sugar for slight sweetness (optional)
- Make ready 1/2 tbsp sweet relish (optional)
For dressing, in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, pickle relish, sugar substitute, mustard, salt and pepper. In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, celery, carrot and onion. Add dressing and toss gently to coat. Big Mac Salad can be served as a light meal on it's own, especially at lunch time.
Steps to make Dinner Time Mac Salad:
- This salad is a meal in itself, one my sons have always enjoyed
- Start by boiling water in a large pot, add your pasta and cook about 8 minutes, should be al dente, dont want it mushy, drain and rinse with cold water until pasta is cool. Put pasta, tuna, onions and any veggie you are using together with other ingredients in a large bowl and GENTLY mix, so you dont get good all over like I do, chill until ready to eat
Add dressing and toss gently to coat. Big Mac Salad can be served as a light meal on it's own, especially at lunch time. If you want a more hearty dinner, do a soup and salad combo meal with Tomato Soup and a side of Dinner Rolls. You can even brush the dinner rolls with melted butter and sprinkle them with sesame seeds for mini burger buns. Add the eggs, celery, red bell pepper, red onion and sweet pickles.
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