EGG MACARONI SALAD

3 from 1 vote

Egg Macaroni Salad is a tasty delightful side dish that is my go-to potluck salad recipe! This macaroni salad with egg recipe comes together easily, serves a crowd and is so flavorful.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Egg Macaroni Salad

Servings:

Calories: 132kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

1 16-ounce box of macaroni noodles
1 cup sour cream
½ cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
1 tbsp prepared mustard
1 tsp cider vinegar
¼ tsp pepper
¼ tsp paprika
2 small carrots shredded
5 small green onions sliced thin
1 2.25 can of sliced olives
½ cup diced roasted red peppers
1 cup green peas
8 hard boiled eggs

Instructions

Prep: Start by hard boiling the eggs, whatever your preferred method is will work great. Or if you are looking for anew fool proof way, check out this recipe for oven hard boiled eggs.
Next, cook the macaroni according to the directions on the package, let cool while you prepare the remaining ingredients. Then, wash and shred the carrots, thinly slice the green onions, open and drain the can of sliced olives, dice the red peppers and measure out the cup of peas and set aside.
Assemble: Next, in a large size bowl, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, sugar, salt, mustard, cider vinegar, pepper and paprika. In the bowl with the dressing mixture, add the carrots, green onions, olives, red peppers and peas and stir until well mixed. After that, rinse and drain the pasta shells and then pour it into the large bowl and combine with the other ingredients. Fold all ingredients together well to coat all the macaroni.
Then, slice 5 of the hard boiled eggs first in one direction, then turn and slice in the other direction, so that you have small pieces of hard boiled egg. Stir the small diced egg pieces into the salad. With the remaining 3 eggs, slice just once and garnish the top of the salad with. Proceed to refrigerate the macaroni salad for about 20-30 minutes, this tastes amazing when chilled. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Egg Macaroni Salad makes a great dish to bring to your next potluck, it feeds a crowd and is inexpensive too! This macaroni salad with egg recipe is always a huge hit, watch how quickly it disappears.

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