There’s nothing like a hot summer day and Potato Salad! This recipe is a basic recipe that you can build on and make your own. A creamy dressing, tender potatoes and chopped hard boiled eggs.
Fire up the grill and pair it with your favorite burgers, baked beans and more!
Who’s with me on the fact they love, love, love potato salad, but they are super duper picky about it? This version is a delicious classic recipe with the basics. It’s a great jumping off recipe that you can add your favorite add-ins too.
Don’t be intimidated by making this. It’s easier than you think it is. If you want an even easier way to make it try our famous Instant Pot version!
Ingredients
- Red potatoes
- Hard boiled eggs
- Miracle Whip
- Whipping Cream
- Prepared Yellow Mustard
- Sugar
- Salt
- Pepper
- White Vinegar
Variations!
- Traditional potato salad usually uses Mayonnaise instead of Miracle Whip. The Miracle Whip will give it a slightly sweeter taste. You can totally substitute Mayonnaise for the Miracle Whip if you prefer that.
- If you’d like onion, add in 1/2 c. sweet onion finely diced.
- Another great addition if you like pickle relish is adding in 1/2 c. sweet pickle relish.
- Many people like to add in 1 Tbsp celery seeds or 1 tsp celery salt. You can even finely dice a few stalks of celery if you want that crunch!
- I’ve also seen fresh chopped dill added to create another flavor profile.
- Another option is to roast your potatoes like we do in this recipe.
- Or, you could add bacon and ranch to it like we do in this one!
Steps to Prepare
- First thing is to peel and dice your potatoes! Then throw them in a stock pot and cover them with water. Bring it to a rapid boil and the boil over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. DO NOT OVERCOOK! Drain and cool potatoes.
- While the potatoes are cooling whisk whipping cream for 1 minute then add Miracle Whip, mustard, sugar, salt, pepper and vinegar. Mix until combined.
- Pour the dressing mixture over the cooled potatoes.
- Please and dice three hard boiled eggs. Add to potatoes and stir to combine. Gently!!
- Refrigerate.
Expert Tips!
- Make sure you boil your potatoes until just tender, over tender potatoes will crumble when you mix everything together.
- We prefer using Yukon Gold potatoes, but red potatoes will work too. Just make sure your potatoes are starchy!
- Make it ahead of time! Did you know it tastes better then next day after it’s been chilled because the flavors come together? Perfect for party planning!
Like I previously mentioned, this is a classic, basic potato salad recipe. If you want to create different flavor profiles please feel free to add in the ingredients mentioned above to suite you taste buds. This is a great recipe to jump off from and make it your own!
Make it a Meal!
- Serve it with this delicious BBQ Chicken Marinade!
- The ultimate summer meal needs Baked Beans!
- Cool off with a sweet treat like this Cookie Dough Ice Cream!
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Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 5 lb red potatoes
- 6 hard boiled eggs
- 2 c. Miracle Whip
- 3/4 c. whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp prepared yellow mustard
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/4 c. white vinegar
Instructions
- Peel and dice potatoes. Place in large stock pot and cover with water. Bring to rapid boil, turn down to medium heat and boil 5-7 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Drain potatoes and let cool.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk whipping cream for 1 minute. Stir in Miracle Whip, mustard, sugar, salt, pepper and vinegar. Mix until combined.
- Pour mixture over cooled potatoes. Peel and dice three hard boiled eggs and add to potatoes. Mix until combined.
- Peel last three hard boiled eggs and slice and place on top of salad.
- Refrigerate until thoroughly cooled.
Tips
- Traditional potato salad usually uses Mayonnaise instead of Miracle Whip. The Miracle Whip will give it a slightly sweeter taste. You can totally substitute Mayonnaise for the Miracle Whip if you prefer that.
- If you’d like onion, add in 1/2 c. sweet onion finely diced.
- Another great addition if you like pickle relish is adding in 1/2 c. sweet pickle relish.
- Many people like to add in 1 Tbsp celery seeds or 1 tsp celery salt. You can even finely dice a few stalks of celery if you want that crunch!
- I’ve also seen fresh chopped dill added to create another flavor profile.
- Another option is to roast your potatoes like we do in this recipe.
- Or, you could add bacon and ranch to it like we do in this one!
- Make sure you boil your potatoes until just tender, over tender potatoes will crumble when you mix everything together.
- We prefer using Yukon Gold potatoes, but red potatoes will work too. Just make sure your potatoes are starchy!
- Make it ahead of time! Did you know it tastes better then next day after it’s been chilled because the flavors come together? Perfect for party planning!
Anna says
My husband said best I have ever made!!!
Julie Evink says
That’s awesome Anna! Thanks for commenting and rating this recipe!
Susan says
If you were to add dried dill how much would you use?
Julie says
I would start with 1/2 tsp and you can always increase if desired.
Jo says
Julie, this sounds like s great recipe. Actually it is like my mothers except for the whipped cream. And thank you for the measurements. My moms was this and that to taste. So mine is a taste and see. That always makes it harder to pass down. But everyone always liked our potato salad. I will try the cream but again thank you for the measurements. That means there will be a little more potato salad when its ready because I wont have to “taste test” as much. lol thanks again
Jo says
I grew up on Miracle Whip. (Loved those tomato, fresh out of the garden, and Miracle Whip sandwiches) But even those that said they couldn’t stand Miracle Whip always happily ate Mom’s potato salad!. They never guessed it was Miracle Whip. So for those doubters you might try this.
Julie says
Hi Jo! I’m glad you found my recipe, thanks for sharing!!
Ellen Johnson says
Oh, Julie, you have found my favorite Aunt’s recipe that I thought was lost to me when she passed! I just made a big dishful for my brothers and me, and it’s scrumptious! The only thing my Aunt Catheren did differently was to add creamy horseradish to taste rather than vinegar. Thank you so much!
Ellen Johnson says
Julie, let me add that I sat with my Aunt Catheren only once while she made this potato salad for our 88th annual Van Arsdale family reunion in Southwestern NY state. (That was 10 years ago). I watched her carefully, but stupidly I didn’t write down the ingredients! It all came back to me when I read your grandma’s recipe! I do remember my Aunt grinning at me while she drizzled the creamy horseradish into the mix! Thank you so much for resurrecting this recipe from my memory banks!
Julie says
You are so welcome, Ellen! I’m so glad you were able to find this recipe! Thanks for coming back to share it with me!
Susie Myers says
My god get to the dang recipe .. no one cares about all that jazz and crap on how you got to making the potato salad. Really.
Julie says
Hi Susie – there is a “Jump to Recipe” option that will bring you right to the recipe card for next time 🙂
Donna says
What an ungrateful jerk!
Shannon Clark says
I make a very similar tater salad (my grandmother’s recipe). So anyone that’s wants to be rude or disrespectful to this woman that posted a recipe??? Let me just just, WOW, you have way too much time on your hands!!!!!! I’m only taking time out of my day to post this, too tell all you dumb a$$ trolls, go away, JEALOUS MUCH? Bc y’all can’t cook apparently
Thank you for your recipe and the additional ideas I may try ??
Shannon Clark says
Thank you JULIE!!!!!! ?
Julie Evink says
Awwww thanks Shannon!
Alanna Knerr says
THIS is how my mom has always made it, but she is a “dump cook” so I’ve never known how much of anything to put in so thank you, thank you, thank you! Have a lovely Easter!
Julie Evink says
YAY! Love this. This came from a “dump” cook until I sat down while she made it and measured it!
Sharyn says
I had a craving for potato salad for a week now and decided to try your recipe. The only change I made was to use Hellman’s but I used all of the other ingredients right down to adding cream and yellow mustard. I must tell you that your recipe is outstanding! Better than mine and mine was pretty good! ?
Julie Evink says
Ooooo I’m so glad to hear that you loved it!!!
Carol Parr says
Your Potato Salad is just like the one I grew up with. The only difference is Mother added onions an chopped sweet pickles which is my families preference. That’s true of any recipe u use. U have the right to add or delete any item. I use Miracle Whip instead of Mayo simply because it has a better taste. It has more flavor
an smoother which Mayo doesn’t have. That’s why it’s called Cooking. Carol Parr
Julie Evink says
That’s what makes recipes fun! Everyone has their little twist on them and we can all learn from each other 🙂