Classic Potato Salad

I love a good potato salad. Keyword there, good. I love a good, plain classic potato salad. 3 ingredients are all you need for it in my opinion.

I love a good potato salad. It’s not possible to have a good ol’ Southern BBQ without a classic potato salad! And those store-bought potato salads just don’t cut it.

Really, have you ever tried those compared to what someone from the South can make? There are so many ways to make potato salad. So many different ingredients, flavors, and textures. And me? I love a good, plain potato salad.

Seriously, 3 ingredients are all you need for a good potato salad in my opinion. Well, 5 if you count the salt and pepper. I know a lot of people add other things to their potato salad, such as onions, celery, and all types of other ingredients.

I’ve seen some recipes that instruct you to cut the potatoes before boiling, some that say to boil the potatoes whole. I have tried both ways, and don’t find much of a difference in the taste or texture. If you cut the potatoes before you boil them, they don’t take as long as whole potatoes.

My grandma always adds celery to hers so I either have to pick it out. Or hope that she made two batches, one without the celery, like she sometimes does for me.

My potato salad, as I said, is 3 simple ingredients: hard-boiled eggs, potatoes, and miracle whip. Then I add a little salt and pepper for flavor, but that’s it!

Classic Potato Salad Step by Step

Ingredients

• 5 lb potatoes
• 1 small jar miracle whip
• 6-8 eggs

Instructions

Decide if you would rather have the potatoes peeled or not because they need to be peeled before boiling. Now and then I take the time to peel, but I like making this quick and easy, so I leave the peels on the potatoes.

Cut the potatoes into thirds so they cook quicker and place in a large stockpot then cover with water. Boil the potatoes until they are cooked and slightly soft, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, hard-boil the eggs so they are ready at about the same time as the potatoes. 

Let both the potatoes and eggs cool for about 15 minutes then cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces. Chop the eggs into small pieces as well and add to the potatoes. Sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper, to taste, into the potato salad.

Gently fold in the miracle whip.

Cover and refrigerate for about 15-30 minutes and serve cold.

Recipe

Potato Salad

Classic potato salad should only include just a few ingredients: eggs, potatoes, miracle whip. This is so easy to make and great for BBQs.

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Cooling Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

Course:

Side Dish

Cuisine:

American

Keyword:

bbq

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eggs

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potatoes

Servings: 10

4.80 from 10 votes

Ingredients

• 5 lb potatoes
• 1 small jar miracle whip
• 6-8 eggs

Recommended Equipment

• Vegetable Peeler
• Chef Knife
• Cutting Board
• Saucepan – Large
• Mixing Bowls – Stainless Steel

Instructions

• Peel potatoes and cut into thirds
• Boil potatoes until just done, and let cool completely
• Hard boil eggs
• Cut potatoes into bite-sized pieces
• Chop the eggs into small pieces
• Mix potatoes and eggs together with miracle whip
• Cover and refrigerate to cool

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Nutrition Facts

Potato Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 169 Calories from Fat 18

% Daily Value*

Fat 2g3%

Cholesterol 98mg33%

Sodium 60mg3%

Potassium 973mg28%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 5g20%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 145IU3%

Vitamin C 25.8mg31%

Calcium 83mg8%

Iron 7.8mg43%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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