If you like most of your foods on the sweet side, then Amish Pasta Salad is the pasta salad for you. While there are many of the same ingredients you might find in a classic creamy pasta salad – mayo, celery, and the like – there are also a few others to make it extra special. It’s creamy, it’s crunchy, and it’s classically delicious.
While the main ingredient is pasta, there’s also hard-boiled eggs, celery, sweet onion, pimentos, and bell pepper so there’s plenty of crunch and plenty of flavor.
While you can certainly use macaroni here, shells have a little more of a substantial chew and have a way of catching all that delicious dressing.
INGREDIENTS
1 (16 oz) package medium shell pasta
3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish, drained
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons yellow mustard
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
5 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 small sweet onion, chopped
1 (2 oz) jar pimentos, drained
1 green bell pepper, chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
PREPARATION
Cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse and drain well.
In a large bowl, whisk together the relish, garlic powder, celery seed, mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar, mustard, and apple cider vinegar.
Add the pasta, eggs, celery, onion, pimentos and bell pepper and stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper and chill until ready to serve. Enjoy!