Deviled Egg Macaroni Salad with Bacon
A must-have pasta salad for all your summer cookouts! Pasta, hard-boiled eggs, pickles and bacon in a creamy sauce that everyone will love!
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 9 Eggs, Hard-Boiled with the yolks separated reserve 3 for serving
- 10-12 Slices of Bacon, cooked and chopped reserve about 2 tbsp for serving
- 8 oz Elbow Macaroni
- 1 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1.5 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 tsp White Vinegar
- 2 tsp Dill Pickle Juice
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Celery Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 Cup Dill Pickle Relish
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Chopped Green Onion optional as garnish
Instructions
- Prepare your hard-boiled eggs and peel them. Separate the yolks from the whites. Add the yolks into a large mixing bowl. Chop the whites into small chunks. Set aside. (Be sure to set back 3 of the eggs for garnish if desired)
- While the eggs are cooking, prepare your pasta until it is al dente. Drain it and rinse it under cold water until it is cooled. Cook your bacon and once it is finished, chop it up.
- To the yolks, add the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, pickle juice, garlic powder, onion powder, celery salt and pepper. Use a fork to mash it up and mix it well.
- Stir in the relish, the egg whites, the cooled pasta and the bacon. Taste it and adjust the seasoning if needed. Chill in the fridge for at least one hour.
- When you are ready to serve it, sprinkle on the paprika. Then garnish it with the extra bacon, the extra eggs and the green onions. Serve cold and enjoy!
Notes
If you are making this for a party, make it no more than 2 days in advance for the best results. Do not add the garnishes until ready to serve. You may need to add in a little extra mayo and adjust the seasonings when you are ready to serve it.
If you are making this as a meal prep, it can be stored for up to 5 days in the fridge. Do not put the garnishes on top, just mix them in. You may need to add a bit of mayonnaise after a few days as the pasta absorbs a lot of the moisture.
I do not recommend freezing this, as it changes the texture too much.