Cookout Side Dishes for Summer
Best Macaroni Salad Recipe Macaroni Salad is a classic pasta salad with mayo, celery, pickle relish, onions, peas, hard boiled eggs, and just a hint of mustard. This Best Macaroni Salad recipe is the perfect side dish for summer and always a hit at parties, BBQs, and picnics. Pair this easy Macaroni Salad recipe alongside other picnic favorites like Southern Potato Salad, Baked Macaroni and Cheese, and Tuna Pasta Salad. Macaroni Salad Ingredients Elbow macaroni – We swear by Creamette brand. Make sure to grab the regular size and not the large elbows. Small shells or the tiny ditalini work too. Sweet pickle relish – make sure you get the sweet kind and not dill. Although dill pickles would be a fine addition, we prefer the little bit of sweetness. Celery – because you gotta have some crunch! Onion – just a little and diced really fine. Peas – Ok, this is where things get a little dicey. Not everyone likes peas, myself included, but they really pop (pun intended!) in this past