#AMISH MACARONI HOW TO#
Mayonnaise: Use real mayo for best results but if you prefer to use Miracle Whip, read below on how to adjust for that. You can also use farfalle (bow tie pasta). Elbow macaroni: Macaroni is most often used because its shape holds the dressing perfectly. The ingredients for this Amish Macaroni Salad recipe are: However, Amish macaroni salad has a sweet and tangy dressing thanks to the yellow mustard and vinegar added to it. The difference between Amish macaroni salad and regular macaroni salad is in the dressing.īoth versions use cooked pasta, hard boiled eggs, and a creamy mayonnaise dressing. Cook the pasta, whisk together the dressing, toss, and done.Īnd since typically macaroni salad makes tons of serving, I made small batch pasta salad, which makes about 4 servings or so. Now I make my own Amish macaroni salad recipe, which is really easy to do. I have no clue if it’s only PA Walmarts or if all Walmarts sell it, but their macaroni salad is based off of an Amish recipe. I have grown up eating this from the Walmart deli. If there is one thing I’m glad they invented, it’s their food, including their Amish Potato Salad and Amish Macaroni Salad.Īmish macaroni salad? What is that, you ask. However, I have seen Pennsylvania Dutch near where I went to college and at the zoo on the carousel. Pittsburgh’s side of the state isn’t really Amish country it’s more towards the Lancaster area. When I was in Ireland back in 2007, I learned the first thing people think of when I tell them I’m from Pennsylvania is the Amish.Įven when I was at Kate Voegele’s concert, her opening act was amazed she saw Amish people. 
There’s sweet and tangy, crunchy and chewy, zesty and cool going on here, but most importantly, every nook and cranny is coated in comforting creaminess.No picnic is complete without this sweet and creamy Amish Macaroni Salad! This Pennsylvanian Dutch recipe is better than Walmart’s Amish Macaroni Salad with a tangy dressing made of mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, and smoked paprika.
The end result is a pasta salad that’s quick to make but totally chock-full of ingredients that play off each other beautifully. A touch of granulated sugar and sweet relish add some sweetness it’s more than you might be used to in a pasta salad but it’s balanced by apple cider vinegar and mustard. Speaking of the dressing, the creamy base is made up of both mayo and sour cream that’s seasoned by garlic powder and celery seed. While you can certainly use macaroni here, shells have a little more of a substantial chew and have a way of catching all that delicious dressing. While the main ingredient is pasta, there’s also hard-boiled eggs, celery, sweet onion, pimentos, and bell pepper so there’s plenty of crunch and plenty of flavor. It’s creamy, it’s crunchy, and it’s classically delicious. While there are many of the same ingredients you might find in a classic creamy pasta salad – mayo, celery, and the like – there are also a few others to make it extra special. If you like most of your foods on the sweet side, then Amish Pasta Salad is the pasta salad for you.
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