Overnight Macaroni Salad Recipes

CLASSIC MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.
• In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir in the onion, celery, green pepper, carrot, pimentos and macaroni. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.

OVERNIGHT MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• method: -for the dressing In a large mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, 10 oz. sweetened condensed milk, mustard, vinegar, celery seed, Kosher salt and black pepper. Whisk thoroughly until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Bring 4 quarts of water to a rapid boil in a large pot. Add a generous amount of salt (3 tablespoons) to boiling water and then pasta shells. Cook pasta until tender firm,about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water to halt the cooking process. Shake pasta well of excess water and add to prepared chilled dressing bowl. Toss well to combine,re-cover with plastic wrap and return to refrigerator. Meanwhile,finely dice red onion and rinse a few seconds in cold water to wash away any bitter bite from the onion. Shake dry and toss on to the top of the chilling pasta and dressing. Peel outer stringy layer from outside of celery stalks and dice, along with remaining vegetables, adding to the top of the refrigerated pasta salad as they are diced. Cook eggs, peel and hand crush on top of the pasta. Gently mix all the vegetables and egg into the salad. The salad may seem soupy, but the dressing will slowly be absorbed by the pasta and it will thicken in the refrigerator as it sits. Cover again with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2-24 hours, mixing salad two or three times during refrigeration. Adjust seasonings to taste and serve cold with a very light sprinkle of paprika for garnish if desired.

EASY MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Rinse in cold water; drain and cool completely. , Place in a large bowl; stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Combine dressing ingredients.
• Stir into remaining ingredients.
• Cover and chill.

OVERNIGHT LAYERED LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. or 13x9-in. glass dish, layer the first 5 ingredients. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and sugar; spoon over salad, spreading to cover., Sprinkle top with cheese, bacon and cranberries. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.

MOM'S BEST MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Rinse under cold water, and drain.
• In a large bowl, stir together the carrots, red onion, green pepper, red pepper and celery. Mix in the mayonnaise, condensed milk, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Add the macaroni, toss gently, cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. I usually make this a day ahead of time, and stir it occasionally to blend the flavors. The macaroni will absorb some of the liquid.

SWEET MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water; drain well., In a large bowl, combine macaroni and vegetables. Whisk together remaining ingredients until smooth and sugar is dissolved; stir into macaroni mixture. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.

CLASSIC MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water. Cool completely. , For dressing, in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, pickle relish, sugar substitute, mustard, salt and pepper. In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, celery, carrot and onion. Add dressing and toss gently to coat. , Refrigerate until serving. Garnish with egg and paprika.

MOM'S OVERNIGHT MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• After cooking and draining macaroni, mix first set of ingredients together, while macaroni is still warm.
• In another bowl mix together second set of ingredients until it is smooth.
• Then pour it over the macaroni and stir.
• Cover and refrigerate OVERNIGHT.
• It will be bright yellow and real good the next day!

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook noodles until a little past al dente, then rinse under cold water and drain. Once the noodles are cool enough to handle with your hands, transfer them to a large bowl.
• Add the celery, bell pepper, carrots and onion to the cooled noodles; toss to combine.
• Prepare the dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper.
• Pour dressing over the pasta mixture and toss until everything is well coated. Taste and season with more salt and pepper, if desired. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

OVERNIGHT SALAD

Steps:

• Cook together the eggs, sugar, flour, and juices from the drained fruit coctail and pineapple.
• Add jello to the hot mixture.
• Let cool slightly.
• Stir into macaroni, fruit coctail, pineapple, oranges, and marshmallows.
• Put in the refridgerator to cool.
• This works great in a jello mold, or in a bowl.

OVERNIGHT MACARONI AND CHEESE GRATIN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until halfway cooked, about 4 minutes. Drain.
• Combine heavy cream, milk, and Gruyere cheese in a large bowl. Add elbow macaroni and mix well; season with salt and pepper. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Bring the macaroni mixture to room temperature, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Pour into a 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle remaining Gruyere cheese on top.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and crispy, 15 to 20 minutes.

OVERNIGHT MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients. Season to taste. With chicken, we like sage, rosemary, thyme and a little garlic.
• Spread in 9x13 pan.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least 4 hours.
• Remove from fridge, put in cold oven. Bake at 350 about one hour, until hot and bubbly.
• Note -- to make it "pizza" flavored, substitute diced pepperoni or cooked Italian sausage for the chicken, and one can tomato soup and one can cheese soup for the mushroom and chicken. Season with oregano or Italian seasoning, and garlic.