Delicious macaroni salad is so versatile and can be enjoyed all year long, but especially in summer!
Macaroni Salad with Shrimp
Description
This delicious and easy-to-make Creamy Classic Macaroni Salad is the perfect side dish for any occasion!
Ingredients
Instructions
-
Boil the elbow macaroni noodles in salted water for 7-8 minutes or until "al dente" which is tender, but not too soft.
-
Drain and rinse noodles in cold water (to stop cooking process). Set aside to cool completely. I usually add the frozen shrimp to the noodles after they have cooled a bit. If you are adding frozen peas, now is a good time to add them to the strainer and rinse with cold water. * I didn't add them to this specific recipe
-
Once noodles have completely cooled and are cold to the touch (you can refrigerate the noodles to cool them faster), finely chop the onion and add to the noodles.
-
Next, finely chop the celery and add to the noodles.
-
Add the can of chopped up olives. If you have whole or sliced olives, just chop them yourself. You can also leave the olives out.
-
Cut the cheddar cheese into little cubes and add to macaroni.
-
Now, add the mayonnaise, salt and pepper and mix well. Add additional salt/pepper as needed. Refrigerate for 30 min - hour or until chilled. Enjoy!!
Nutrition Facts
Servings 20
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 272.82kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 19.53g31%
- Saturated Fat 4.7g24%
- Trans Fat 0.01g
- Cholesterol 37.03mg13%
- Sodium 281.57mg12%
- Potassium 98.76mg3%
- Total Carbohydrate 18.44g7%
- Dietary Fiber 1.34g6%
- Sugars 0.87g
- Protein 6.21g13%
- Vitamin A 49.5 IU
- Vitamin C 1.16 mg
- Calcium 105.39 mg
- Iron 1.81 mg
- Vitamin D 0.13 IU
- Vitamin E 0.39 IU
- Vitamin K 4.32 mcg
- Thiamin 0.27 mg
- Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Niacin 2 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.07 mg
- Folate 14.86 mcg
- Vitamin B12 0.19 mcg
- Phosphorus 112.55 mg
- Magnesium 19.24 mg
- Zinc 0.92 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
