Southern-style Macaroni Salad

Familiar and delicious, this simple macaroni salad is full of flavor. Sweet pickles and fresh peppers add a satisfying crunch, while aromatic paprika brightens the dish in both flavor and appearance.

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Southern-style Macaroni Salad

Familiar and delicious, this simple macaroni salad is full of flavor. Sweet pickles and fresh peppers add a satisfying crunch, while aromatic paprika brightens the dish in both flavor and appearance.

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Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• ½ cup sweet pickles chopped
• ½ cup onion chopped
• ½ cup red pepper chopped
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 1 16-ounce package of elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
• 2 hard boiled eggs peeled and chopped
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Combine pickle, onion, red pepper, sugar and mayo in a bowl.
• Pour over cooled macaroni and mix well.
• Add eggs and stir in by hand.
• Mix in paprika and garlic powder and season as desired with salt and pepper.
• Chill at least four hours before serving.

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