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The original was posted on /r/askculinary by /u/rhiddlesdream on 2023-09-23 06:09:29.

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I was sent here from r/cooking

Edit: Feeding 100 people at the contest. Other people are bringing sides. Company is providing mains.

Ok so my 28f, bf 32m apparently entered a cooking contest within his workplace for tomorrow. I work graveyards, he just woke me up in a panic asking me to taste his macaroni salad.

He got a recipe online, didn’t read the reviews, and has minimal experience making macaroni salad.

He is very disappointed and distraught, asking me what he can do to fix it.

I’m groggy, up early after multiple 12 hour shifts.

He made a big stock pot of it but did not adjust the recipe according to the amount of noodles used.

He used 3Ibs of uncooked noodles.

He put in “essence of bacon” which is not detectable as he minced it. I told him to get more bacon on the stove and chop it.

The base tastes very sweet, not creamy, the vegetables are also sweet as he added bell peppers. He added feta cheese which you can also not taste.

Did not add carrot or pimiento peppers.

Here’s the ingredients list:

4 cups uncooked elbow macaroni

1 cup mayonnaise

⅔ cup white sugar

¼ cup distilled white vinegar

2 ½ tablespoons prepared yellow mustard

1 ½ teaspoons salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

¼ cup grated carrot (Optional)

2 tablespoons chopped pimento peppers (Optional)

What can we do to doctor this up?