
Add your favorite veggies, seasonings, and protein to make your salad even more flavorful. What I love about this recipe is that is it’s easily customizable.For instance, bowtie pasta and fusilli will both make such a pretty salad! While this recipe calls for elbow macaroni, there’s nothing wrong with using a different type of pasta to make things more interesting.However, if you’re cutting back on calories, you can, of course, use low-fat mayo or sour cream instead.

Just be sure to use full-fat dressings for maximum flavor. Keep in mind, though, that Miracle Whip is sweeter, so you may have to adjust the amount of sugar to suit your taste preference.

That way, the dressing will coat the noodles well it doesn’t stick well to wet or moist pasta.

Since you’re serving this salad cold, you can rinse the noodles in cold water right after cooking them.This makes it an awesome make-ahead dish. It gives the elements ample time to soak up the flavors of the dressing. While I did say to chill it for just an hour before serving, Amish macaroni salad tastes so much better when refrigerated for at least 24 hours.Unlike regular macaroni salad which uses Miracle Whip, Amish macaroni salad uses real mayo, yellow mustard, sugar, and vinegar, creating a sweet and tangy flavor. It’s macaroni salad but with a fun twist.
