Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2010

Super delicous! The sauce makes this salad! I followed what other users said and put more dressing to noodle ratio and it was great. I changed a lot of the other things like the celery and such that went in it and it still turned out great. Thanks. :)

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tryintomakedinner

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2010

This salad is pretty ordinary, kind of a little bland. I gave it 3 stars because it is very easy to make and with more seasoning could be great. I am glad I took the advice of some other reviewers and cut the recipe in half; it still made a lot! We ate it for dinner with bbq ribs and baked beans. I plan to mix the leftover salad with tuna and more seasoning, so at least I get 2 meals out of it!

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GINNY671

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Santa Ana, California, USA

Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2010

This was totally awesome. I made this for my whole family at our Easter BBQ and everyone loved it. Say hello to our new summer specialty. I made a few small changes: made double the sauce, used lots of relish instead of pickles and juice, added a bit of yellow mustard,and used black olives instead cause i really hate green ones. i kept all of the celery seed in there, slightly crushed like someone else said, and even added a little celery salt. I am still in awe of how great this tasted since i dont really like mac salad that much in the first place. thanks so much!!!

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wonluckieducky

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2010

this is my favorite macaroni salad - i use lemon use instead of pickle juice and add diced cucumbers.

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Carolyn

Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2009

I did not like this very much. It seemed to have too much celery taste in it. It needed more sweetness and creaminess. I ended up adding more sour cream and more mayonaise just so I could eat it. I will try a different recipe next time.

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norm

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Thomaston, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2009

We didn't get too crazy over this Macaroni Salad but I might try again leaving out the olives, using only 2 teaspoons of celery seed and add a little garlic powder.

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Wilemon

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Afton, Virginia, USA

Living In: Larkspur, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2009

I made this for a 4th of July BBQ, it was a hit! Delicious, I would reduce the celery seed to 1T next time.

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Jennifer VE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Campbell, California, USA

Reviewed: May 17, 2009

This is wonderful! I used it for my church dinner feeding 120 ppl, and everyone raved about it. the only changes i made was doubling the dressing, i used sweet pickle relish & i sprinkled on a lil bit or sugar & bacon bits! also, it makes WAY more that 6 servings. i would estimate at about 15-18 servings per recipe.

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Manda

Reviewed: May 11, 2009

I was asked to bring macaroni salad for a Mother's Day gathering,and I new my plain old mac.salad would be boring.I searched this site and decided on this one.It was a huge hit! very flavorful,not difficult,besides the chopping, and the sour cream dressing was much better than the ordinary mayo.I'm glad I decided on this one and will continue to make it for all gatherings from now on.

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MOMOFASHY

Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2008

This went great with the ribs I made. I only made half a box of elbow macaroni but used the recipe amounts for everything else. I didn't have any celery, green pepper or olives. So I had to substitute some frozen peas and carrots and added some chopped roasted red peppers and a little garlic powder. It was wonderful. I almost threw some crumbled bacon in too, but didn't feel like cooking any. I will make this again and definitely add the olives some fresh carrots and peas -I love them. The red peppers gave it nice color too.

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