Seriously Delicious Macaroni Salads to Complete Your Potluck Spread

Classic Macaroni Salad

You'll definitely score the vote for best macaroni salad when you bring this to your potluck. Our Test Kitchen's classic macaroni salad blends pasta with peas, radish, celery, and cubed cheese. Hard-cooked eggs and the signature creamy dressing bind it all together.

Deviled Egg Macaroni Pasta Salad

Two picnic favorites team up in this delicious macaroni salad with eggs. The rich dressing achieves the tangy relish flavor of classic deviled eggs by combining the hard-cooked egg yolks with mayo and quick-pickled onions. There's paprika, too!

Macaroni Salad with Dill and Ham

All the classic macaroni salad ingredients are here, but we spruced things up with ham and fresh dill. This macaroni salad with ham is a great way to use up the leftover meat in the fridge (or freezer).

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Shrimp Boil Macaroni Salad

When it comes to food mashups, this macaroni salad is hard to beat. Succulent shrimp, corn, and potatoes swim in a classic Cajun-spiced broth. Don't toss the cooking liquid—it's our secret ingredient for the irresistible dressing. This macaroni salad recipe can be made up to 24 hours in advance so it'll be ready to go at dinnertime.

Macaroni Salad

Lighten up your picnic plate with this healthy macaroni salad recipe. Instead of mayo, opt for plain yogurt or sour cream to achieve a creamy macaroni salad that only has 150 calories per serving. A squeeze of lemon juice, fresh spinach leaves, and tomato are added to the mix for freshness.

Italian Pesto Pasta Salad

Add some green to your spread with our Italian-inspired take on macaroni salad. In only 30 minutes this top-rated BH&G pasta salad is infused with herbs and ready to serve. If you have extra time, try making your own basil pesto.

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Southwestern Chicken and Macaroni Salad

This hearty chicken macaroni salad is good enough to serve as a meal. Salsa, roasted poblanos, and cream cheese combine for our rich Southwestern dressing. Crunchy chicken tenders and creamy avocado top off this seriously delicious macaroni salad recipe.

Fresh Macaroni Salad

Eat the whole garden in one dish thanks to this healthy macaroni salad recipe. Get a nice crunch from fresh broccoli, sugar snap peas, and green onion. We keep the calorie count down by using multigrain pasta and making the dressing with fat-free plain yogurt.

Pea and Macaroni Salad

It's all things green in this macaroni salad. Fresh pea pods, peas, and celery all go in the mix. The dressing gets a mighty kick from a bit of horseradish mustard.

Test Kitchen Tip: If your macaroni salad gets a little dry after chilling in the fridge, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk to moisten.