how do you make chicken macaroni salad?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
Philippines
December 21, 2018 9:01pm CST
mother always prepares chicken macaroni salad every christmas to serve and to give away.
here's her list of ingredients that i'm heading out to buy.
elbow macaroni, cheese, mayonnaise, pickle relish, pineapple tidbits, carrots and chicken breast.
in recent years, she has been adding an apple and deleting the raisins.
well, i'm still going to buy raisins and put them in my bowl every time i eat some.
do you make chicken macaroni salad differently?
are there ingredients you like that other people don't?
update!
the final ingredients were: salad macaroni, cheese, mayonnaise, pickle relish, pineapple tidbits, carrots, potatoes, chicken breast, raisins and celery.
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34 responses
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
My younger daughter does not like raisins in the chicken macaroni salad :)
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
yeah, people seem to either like or dislike raisins.
i had an officemate who thinks she's allergic to grapes and/or raisins because it makes her lips tingle and itch.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
we use shell macaroni for macaroni soup.
i'd eat your salad, too.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
@cintol i don't think i've seen spaghetti noodles in soup here. some use elbow macaroni, or short tubes like this
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 Dec 18
@hereandthere I have only ever used spaghetti noodles to make soup with. I would give yours a try as well.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
22 Dec 18
I have never had chicken macaroni salad, but it sounds pretty good. I was just thinking of making some macaroni salad. It would be all for me, though. Bob does not eat pasta.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
chicken macaroni, ham in pineapple and fruitcake are three things that mean christmas to me.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
24 Dec 18
My chicken macaroni salad is with Omor or the canned pimiento. I also put some all purpoae cream in addition to mayyonaise. I also put rasins but no carrots.
I think it's according to our preference.
But for my taste, i like having lots of pi eapple to add sweetness to the salad.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
24 Dec 18
@hereandthere the popular one is OMOR . RAM has this also.
It gives a nice taste to pizza most specially. And of course the chicken macar0ni salad.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
24 Dec 18
wow, canned pimiento! i didn't know there's such a thing. i've only had cheese pimiento sandwiches.
if you search for arbie's/brokenbee's response here, i bet you'll be intrigued at how her mother makes her macaroni.
mother likes to include the pineapple syrup to give it a sweet and sour taste.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
@hereandthere I miss cheese pimiento sandwich :)
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@Namelesss (3364)
• United States
22 Dec 18
I've never heard of chicken macaroni salad but it sounds interesting. I would be willing to try it.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
22 Dec 18
I have never put in those pineapple bits. Will try it out this time
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
she likes to put even the syrup because it gives it a sweet and sour taste
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
@responsiveme oh, we use canned pineapples. i seem to remember there are dishes where fresh pineapple might not work because of the bromelain in it
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
22 Dec 18
@hereandthere I will try but our pineapple season will come in summer
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Jan 19
@hereandthere I'm just curious how this tastes - especially withe the pineapples. I think I have all the ingredients here - I'll have to try it! Minus the raisins - my husband's mom used to put raisins in EVERYTHING and that is the running joke even now.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Jan 19
@much2say i guess sweet and sour. you can season with salt and pepper.
i've always loved raisins but there are cooked dishes i somehow don't like them in.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
We make it exactly the same way as you except that we do not put raisins or apples, we save that for the fruit salad.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
@hereandthere we do not do that because for us that is buko salad, another kind of dish lol, I like that sometimes so long as the " buko is not yet mature and tough, it's also a cheaper alternative especially if we are serving a lot and do not have enough fruit cocktail or fresh fruits readily available
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
23 Dec 18
@louievill yeah, like an extender, right? we have a fresh buko seller here and at this time of the year the sidewalk is full of buko.
i've also noticed that some put grated cheese on fruit salad to balance the sweetness. i guess people's tastes are changing.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
i like fruit salad, too, but i don't like it when people put buko strands in it.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Dec 18
I use greek yoghurt with lemon juice instead of Mayo.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Dec 18
@hereandthere They are healthier than Mayo that is made of raw eggs and cooking oil.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
23 Dec 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker my sister have used them in veggie salads
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
23 Dec 18
we have 2 brands of greek yogurt in the groceries here now. i don't know if you saw them before. i buy them now and then to eat.
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@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
I need this, thank you! I want to make one on December 31st.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Jan 19
i can't eat spicy foot. if i really have to, about 2-3 bites. i've noticed a lot of changes in traditional food here now. they add new ingredients or cook them differently.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Jan 19
@sofssu yes, i've know some who learned to tolerate them when they moved to different countries because the cuisine are on the spicy side
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
24 Dec 18
i think of baked mac when i read macaroni and cheese.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
we're actually making it again for new year! 
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
@DianneN you can put salt and pepper, if you like, then chill in the fridge. 
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Jan 19
really? what are the ingredients in your veggie macaroni?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Jan 19
@Teekaaa so your vegetable macaroni is served hot? the chicken macaroni salad in my post is served cold so it's stored in the refrigerator.
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@Teekaaa (11642)
• India
6 Jan 19
@hereandthere yes! As I'm a vegetarian!!
Yea, simple ingredients only like oil,onions, tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilly powder,sauce,some water,salt , vegetables of our choice, then when all these get sauted we have to add the boiled macaroni and mix it then add some coriander leaves...
This is how we do
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
There's probably a lot of different ingredients on youtube or other source in the internet.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
23 Dec 18
true. there's so many varieties now. i think mother got the idea of adding apples from a tv commercial
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
31 Dec 18
@hereandthere sorry I can't help you. i would want to make one myself.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
i was thinking about it for new year, but mother said she's not keen on it. maybe in the summer.
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@Beatburn (4286)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
@hereandthere oh my I almost forgot about the salad.
We are going to make one tom. Promise!
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
22 Dec 18
Its an American recipe that became popular around the world except from Italy and Switzerland where Pastas are done the traditional way.
It has Mayo, pickle relish, apples, pineapples,parsley ham and chicken.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
22 Dec 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker I know very well what is pasta salad, it's popular in the United States, also in France they do not like it at all and also in Spain it's not at all popular, so you see more than Italy and Switzerland.
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
22 Dec 18
My mother also makes chicken macaroni salad but hers has fruit cocktail, kaong and nata de coco. It's like a fusion of two salads, chicken macaroni and macaroni fruit salad.
I remove the raisins when I eat salad. I used to like raisins when I was a kid. My mother always bought me boxes(those little ones) of raisins and I ate them. Maybe I grew tired of the taste.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
23 Dec 18
some food we outgrow, some we learn to like.
what a unique salad that is. so what does it taste like? sweet? sour?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
24 Dec 18
@brokenbee if you scroll through here and find simplyd's response, her recipe would probably intrigue your mother, too.
@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
23 Dec 18
@hereandthere sweet and creamy... she adds condensed milk and mayo as dressing.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
hey, there. long time, no see. i've always loved raisins.
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@YrNemo (20254)
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28 Dec 18
@hereandthere I have been too busy lately. Only have a few days off before running again.
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