Mom's Macaroni Salad

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 2 -3 cups mayonnaise (you may use light or reduced fat)
• 2 cups carrots (buy the pre-shredded, it save time)
• 1/2-1 cup sweet pickle relish
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 3 -4 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1 g sweet 'n low (= to about 1 pkg.)
• 1 small onion
• 3 celery ribs
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook macaroni according to package directions.
• 2 chop onion and celery and add to boiling pasta water during last 2 minutes of cooking. cook just long enough to soften. drain and rinse all in cold water to stop cooking process.
• 3 mix mayo, carrots, pickle relish, vinegar, yellow mustard, sweetener, salt and pepper until well combined.
• 4 place drained macaroni mixture in serving bowl. pour dressing over pasta and mix. cover with cling film and chill until ready to serve.
• 5 i usually reserve about 1 cup of dressing and mix in just before serving so that the salad is moist. also, i make this a day ahead so that the flavors have time to marry.