Chicken Macaroni Salad Recipe
Chicken Macaroni Salad with tender chicken, eggs, veggies, and creamy dressing. Perfect for potlucks, everyone scrapes the bowl clean!
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Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 16 ounces macaroni noodles
- 2 cups chicken cooked, diced small
- 1 medium red bell pepper seeded, diced
- 1 small red onion diced small
- 2 ribs celery diced small
- ½ cup dill pickles diced
- 2 large hard boiled eggs peeled, diced small
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Cook The Pasta
- In a large pot, bring 6 quarts water to a boil.
- Add 1 tablespoon salt (*optional).
- Add pasta noodles and cook until al dente (according to package directions)
- Drain and rinse in cold water until cool.
Prep Ingredients
- Dice the onion, celery, red pepper, pickles, hard boiled eggs, and chicken into small, bite-sized pieces.
Assemble Macaroni Salad
- In a large bowl, combine cooked and cooled pasta, chicken, onion, bell pepper, pickles, celery, hard boiled eggs, mayo, and mustard.
- Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
- Chill for 30 minutes and serve. Enjoy!
Notes
- Use rotisserie chicken to save time. Just shred and add!
- Cook macaroni al dente and rinse in cold water. Be sure to drain it really well. This prevents mushy, watery pasta.
- Dice everything roughly the same size for easier eating.
- Use a mix of sweet and dill pickles for more complex flavor.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes, but 1 hour is best for flavors to meld.
- Keep a little mayo in reserve and stir in before serving for extra creaminess.
- Don't let it sit at room temperature for more than 2 hours. Mayo-based dressings can spoil!
- Add crispy bacon right before serving so it doesn't get soggy.
- Use small pasta shapes like elbows or shells. Long noodles are hard to eat.
- Stir before serving. Everything settles as it sits in the fridge.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 339mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 417IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
