Grammy's Kitchen Β· Macaroni Salad Β· Chicken Macaroni Salad

One of 47 macaroni salad recipes we measured

Chicken Macaroni Salad

from www.chelseasmessyapron.com

1 cooks on www.chelseasmessyapron.com rate it 5.0β˜….

hands-on30m
waitingnone
makes8
each$0.92
kcal467
levelintermediate

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 47.

this recipe typical
fat28%26%
acid6%4%
sweetener2%2%
salt0%0%
dairy30%7%
aromatics11%10%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 47 for saltiness

Adapts cleanly: nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

262 g2-1/2 cups dry elbow macaroni (plus 1 tbsp salt)
140 g1 cup cooked chicken (diced, see note 1)
112 g1/2 cup finely chopped cooked bacon (about 8 slices, see note 2)
96 g3/4 cup grated carrot
112 g3/4 cup diced red bell pepper
50 g1/2 cup diced celery
80 g1/2 cup diced red onion (optional)
33 g1/3 cup finely chopped cilantro (or parsley, optional)
220 g1 cup mayo
230 g1 cup sour cream
45 g3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
13 g1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
19 g1-1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
4 g1-1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper

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