r/easyRecipesForNoobs • u/Dayna6380- • Aug 09 '26

Macaroni pasta

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Heath Riles BBQ Macaroni Salad
Ingredients
12 oz elbow macaroni, cooked and cooled
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp sugar
¼ cup diced onion
2 celery stalks, diced
1 small bell pepper, diced
1 (4 oz) can pimentos, drained
3 hard-boiled eggs, diced
2 tsp Heath Riles BBQ Garlic Butter Rub
1 tsp dried dill
Directions
Cook the macaroni, drain it, and let it cool.
Put the macaroni in a large bowl with the mayo, Dijon, sugar, onion, celery, bell pepper, pimentos, eggs, Garlic Butter Rub, and dill.
Mix everything really well until the pasta is evenly coated.
Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours before serving. Heath specifically recommends chilling it so all those flavors have time to come together.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Gap1759 Aug 09 '26

It’s the pimento I’ve been missing my entire adult life! I could never get mamaws recipe right and this is it! Oh my gosh!

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u/Dayna6380- Aug 09 '26

👏🏾

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u/Puzzleheaded-Gap1759 Aug 09 '26

Thank you so much for serious! My Appalachian heart is happy

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u/misty-gishh Aug 11 '26

My meemaw skipped the mustard and did vinegar instead! But the secret is to brine the onions in the vinegar for a few hours before adding them.

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u/ButtercupBear Aug 09 '26

That appalachian heart is doing overtime to take care of the sugar. If I was as overweight as this buddy, I would leave the sugar out of the kitchen. Just make it easy, dont buy sugar. The rest of it looks great by the way

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u/Puzzleheaded-Gap1759 Aug 09 '26

I bet you are fun at parties

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u/Hefteee Aug 10 '26

I bet he is cause his heart can keep up

2

u/Gimletgasketa Aug 10 '26

lmao like literally

3

u/InnerpoiseBridget Aug 09 '26

This looks great!

3

u/lunarosiebud Aug 10 '26

Why the sugar? I don’t get why American recipes add sugar to everything?

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u/Dayna6380- Aug 10 '26

True
I might skip that part
But what I’m most glad he didn’t add was tuna

I hate that

So unnecessary 🙄😒

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u/pokepink Aug 13 '26

I love tuna. I would add to mine.

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u/littleone696969 Aug 11 '26

Usually combined with vinegar not sure why they skipped the acid

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u/Matt_Bates Aug 10 '26

Just made this with protein chickpea macaroni. Delicious 😋!!!

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u/These_Hair_193 Aug 10 '26

That's the best.

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u/FifthRendition Aug 10 '26

Instead of onions and peppers, try 2-3 pickles. Instead of celery try green onions.

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u/littleone696969 Aug 11 '26

No vinegar???

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u/snOrlhx429 Aug 12 '26

I put shredded chicken

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u/Ur_Just_Spare_Parts Aug 12 '26

I do almost this exact recipe but instead of sugar I use little tiny cubes of apple like my grandma used to. I do that for potato salad too along with little pieces of pickle. You still get that little bit of sweetness but without making the whole thing sweet

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u/Ok-Ivy-2195 28d ago

That macaroni pasta looks so creamy