My Mom's Awesome Macaroni Salad (enough to feed a crowd) Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Shrimp Recipes. (My Mom's Awesome Macaroni Salad (enough to feed a crowd) Recipe). This was my Mom's recipe. She never wrote anything down, so the amounts on the seasonings are estimates and 'to taste.' She always said the key ingredient was 'love.'

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr35 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

My Mom's Awesome Macaroni Salad (enough to feed a crowd) Recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni

2 ½ cups mayonnaise

¼ cup white vinegar

1 ½ teaspoons seasoned salt

or to taste

1 teaspoon white sugar

1 teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

or to taste

2 (5 ounce) cans chunk light tuna in water

drained and flaked

2 (4 ounce) cans baby shrimp

drained

1 large cucumber

seeded and chopped

1 small sweet onion

chopped

4 hard-boiled eggs

chopped

2 hard-boiled eggs

sliced

1 pinch paprika

Momma's Shrimp and Cheese Grits

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite 8 minutes; drain. Rinse macaroni with cold water until chilled; drain.

Step 2

Mix mayonnaise white vinegar seasoned salt sugar garlic powder and black pepper in a large bowl with a whisk until smooth. Stir tuna baby shrimp cucumber and sweet onion into the mayonnaise mixture to coat ingredients completely; add chopped eggs and stir. Pour chilled macaroni into the bowl and stir; top with sliced eggs. Garnish salad with paprika.

Step 3

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour to overnight before serving.

Nutritional Information

My Mom's Awesome Macaroni Salad (enough to feed a crowd) Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 560.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 18.4g 37%

Carbohydrates: 31.6g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 1.5g 6%

Sugars: 2.5g

Fat: 40.2g 62%

Saturated Fat: 6.5g 33%

Cholesterol: 162mg 54%

Vitamin A Iu: 397IU 8%

Niacin Equivalents: 10mg 77%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 30%

Vitamin C: 1.7mg 3%

Folate: 105.9mcg 27%

Calcium: 45mg 5%

Iron: 2.6mg 15%

Magnesium: 40.4mg 14%

Potassium: 260.3mg 7%

Sodium: 451.1mg 18%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 42%

Calories From Fat: 361.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.