Chicken Macaroni Salad

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Chicken Macaroni Salad is a tasty pasta salad recipe loaded with carrots, onions, celery, mayo, chopped chicken, dried cranberries and shredded cheddar cheese.

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Chicken Macaroni Salad is perfect as a side dish or even as a complete lunch.

This creamy macaroni salad is made with cooked chopped chicken.

This pasta salad recipe takes under thirty minutes to prepare and require at least an hour to chill in the refrigerator before serving.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don't miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this pasta salad, I started by cooking some macaroni noodles according to the directions on the package.

Then I drained the pasta and rinsed it well with cold water to cool it down quickly.

I dumped some grated carrot into a large mixing bowl.

I also added some grated onion and diced celery to the bowl.

Then I add some mayo to the bowl.

I also added some cider vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper to the bowl.

I stirred all of the ingredients together well.

Then I added the cooked macaroni noodles to the bowl.

I stirred well again.

I added some chopped chicken to the bowl.

I also added some dried cranberries and shredded cheddar cheese to the bowl.

I stirred all of the ingredients together well.

Then I covered the bowl and placed it in the refrigerator.

I left the macaroni salad to chill for an hour.

 

After an hour I stirred the salad well one last time.

Then the macaroni salad with chicken was ready to serve.

This loaded macaroni salad is packed with flavour.

If you are looking for a simple and delicious macaroni salad recipe, then you need to try this Chicken Macaroni Salad!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You'll Need to Make This Chicken Macaroni Salad:

• 10 oz macaroni noodles
• 1 cup grated carrot
• ¼ cup grated yellow onion
• ½ cup diced celery
• 1 ½ cups mayo
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups chopped, cooked chicken
• 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

How to Make Chicken Macaroni Salad:

1. Cook the macaroni noodles according to the directions on the package.
2. Drain and rinse well with cold water to cool the noodles down quickly.
3. Dump the carrot, onion and celery into a large mixing bowl.
4. Add the mayo, cider vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper to the bowl.
5. Stir all of the ingredients together well.
6. Add the cooked macaroni noodles to the bowl.
7. Stir until the macaroni noodles are coated in the mayo.
8. Add the chopped chicken, dried cranberries and shredded cheddar cheese to the mixing bowl.
9. Stir all of the ingredients together well.
10. Cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator to chill for at least an hour.
11. Stir well one last time before serving.
12. Serve and enjoy!

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