The Best macaroni ham salad / Cold ham macaroni salad

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

ham

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner and lower in calories

sweet pickle relish

🥗Healthier: diced cucumbers

💰Cheaper: homemade pickle relish

Diced cucumbers provide crunch with fewer calories

green bell pepper

🥗Healthier: yellow bell pepper

💰Cheaper: red bell pepper

Red bell pepper is sweeter and often less expensive

Put a large pot of water on the stove to heat up.

Add vegetable oil and salt to the boiling water.

Add elbow pasta to the boiling water and stir to incorporate.

Boil pasta for 3 to 5 minutes until al dente, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.

Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking liquid, then strain the pasta and set aside to cool.

In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise and sour cream.

Add mustard, black pepper, and salt to the mayonnaise and sour cream mixture, and mix until well combined.

Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Remove kernels from two cooked ears of corn and set aside.

Chop purple onion into small pieces and set aside.

Remove seeds and core from red and yellow bell peppers, then slice and cube them.

Cube the ham into small pieces.

Combine the cooled pasta with the sauce, adding a tablespoon of reserved pasta liquid to keep it creamy.

Add the corn, chopped onion, bell peppers, and ham to the pasta and mix well until everything is incorporated.

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