Grandma's Macaroni Salad

A sweet macaroni salad just like Grandma used to make. The dressing is a good basic macaroni salad dressing that you can use with your own macaroni salad recipe. You must refrigerate for at least 4 hours for all of the flavors to blend together.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 172 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
• ¼ cup sweet relish
• ½ cup onion, finely chopped
• ½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
• 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
• ¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream
• ¼ cup creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®)
• ¼ cup finely chopped carrot
• 2 tablespoons low-fat milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well; rinse with cold water and drain again.

Step 2

Reserve 2 tablespoons relish juice; place the rest in a large bowl with onion, bell pepper, carrot, and egg.

Step 3

Whisk creamy salad dressing into reserved relish juice. Mix in sour cream, milk, sugar, dill, salt, and pepper. Fold gently into the macaroni mixture. Refrigerate to let flavors blend, 4 to 24 hours.