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eydie's ranch style macaroni salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Edith Polk
CRAB ORCHARD, WV

This is a fav of my family any time but they especially expect it at holiday dinners..I truly pray I've done this right...it's the first time I've tried writing one of my fav recipes down...pray it's not too confusing to anyone..God Bless

(1 rating)
yield 8 -10 give or take lol
prep time 45 Min

Ingredients For eydie's ranch style macaroni salad

  • 1/4-1/2 lg
    head of lettuce
  • 1 1/2-2
    med cucumbers, quartered lengthwise, then slice in chunks
  • 1 1/2 md
    celery stalks. cut lengthwise, then sliced in small chunks (or slices)
  • 2-3 lg
    tomatoes, cut up in chunks
  • 1/2-3/4 box
    macaroni, we like the small-med shells
  • 1 md
    green, yellow and or red bell pepper
  • 1/2 pkg
    dry ranch dressing
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4-5 Tbsp
    real mayo

How To Make eydie's ranch style macaroni salad

  • 1
    While cooking Macaroni (add salt) pinch lettuce into bite sized pieces (never cut lettuce, it makes it turn brown on the edges), dice tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, and green/red/yellow peppers..mix these together...
  • 2
    Cook Macaroni till it's tender, don't over cook...once it's done, drain and rinse with cold water till it's completely cold to stop the "cooking" process...drain add to salad a quarter at a time..you don't to "over Mac" it...you want as much or a touch more Mac than veggies..
  • 3
    Add Mayo., half packet of Ranch dressing, mix together then add salt and pepper to taste...enjoy..

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