The Best Ever Potato Salad has a secret ingredient that makes it the best! Potatoes, celery, onion, eggs and an amazing creamy dressing.
THE BEST EVER POTATO SALAD
The Best Ever Potato Salad will have everyone begging for the recipe! Every single time I bring this to a cookout, folks want to know who made it and they all come over to me wanting the recipe. The dressing is everything!
HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT HARD-BOILED EGG?
Place eggs in the bottom of a saucepan; add enough cool water to cover eggs. Bring to a boil; cover, remove saucepan from heat, and let stand 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, drain the water then fill the saucepan with cold water and ice. Allow to sit for 5 minutes. Tap each egg firmly on the counter until cracks form all over the shell. Peel under cold running water. Slice eggs in half lengthwise, and carefully remove yolks. Check out my PERFECT DEVILED EGGS recipe for step-by-step photos.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
onion
hard boiled eggs
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST EVER POTATO SALAD:
Peel and dice potatoes into cubes. Place potatoes into a large pot of water. Boil for about 20 minutes (or until fork tender). Take care not to overcook your potatoes – you don’t want them overly mushy. Mix mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, chicken stock and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add potatoes, celery, onion and stir gently. Stir in eggs. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to blend flavors and chill.
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THE BEST EVER POTATO SALAD
Ingredients
- 2 pounds yukon gold potatoes (about 6 medium)
- 1 ½ cups mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 3-4 tablespoons chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 stalks of celery, finely chopped
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 4 hard boiled eggs, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Peel and dice potatoes into cubes.
- Place potatoes into a large pot of water.
- Boil for about 20 minutes (or until fork tender).
- Take care not to overcook your potatoes – you don’t want them overly mushy.
- Mix mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, chicken stock and salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Add potatoes, celery, onion and stir gently.
- Stir in eggs.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to blend flavors and chill.
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Originally published February 2011
Updated and republished May 2019
Brandie, this sounds and looks great! I would have never thought of adding chicken broth. Mom's always DO know what to get!
What a sweet memory! Moms are such a blessing. How long did it take you to get used to driving on the "wrong" side? 🙂
Sydney - it took me a good 2 months to get completely comfortable. I cannot even tell you how many times I would go to work early in the morning (half awake) and accidentally start off on the right side of the road and then quickly have to get back over to the left side. It is so second nature! Thank the Lord I never got in an accident!
Hehe, well that is shorter than I would have guessed for myself to get used to it! What job did you find there? I imagine it might have been difficult finding one without England residency? I don't know...
I love your memories of the cookbook and moving to England! I would have been totally freaked out moving that far away!
I worked in banking. I had a really great job with some pretty fantastic people. They helped me learn so much. And I'm fortunate that we are all still friends after all these years! I highly recommend traveling overseas (if you haven't done so already). It is so much fun to be young and travel. Opens you up to some wonderful experiences!
That potato salad would go well with a barbecue sandwich. If I close my eyes, its summertime.
Wow, that's great! We recently moved back from living in Peru for a long time [so I also recommend the same thing - love it!] and it was extremely difficult for a non-resident without various other approvals to get any sort of job! What a blessing you had special friends help take care of you in your hugely new experience!
Sydney - I definitely think Peru would be far more of a culture shock! What an experience that must have been for you! I just think it is amazing that you took the initiative to do something like that. I would love to hear more about your travels!
What a sweet memory..love your writing! And potato salad looks so tasty...one of my favorites! Yummy photo too!
You have such a sweet mom(not that it's any surprise!). This looks like the classic potato salad that I love...now I'm getting antsy for summer so I can make some to go with some grilled burgers. YUM!
Awwww, that brought a tear to my eye when reading about your Mom and her gift to you. And what an amazing experience to live overseas, newly married. Your potato salad sure looks good!
Brandie,
That first cookbook of yours is just so precious. It's extra special with your Mum's gorgeous comment in it, too! I bet you know them all from memory by now 😉 That was so young to cope with such a huge change. You're amazing!
This potato salad sounds like the kind that my Mom used to make except for the chicken broth. Very sweet of your Mom to give you the cookbook. Whenever there was a get together I would always have her bring her potato salad, because I didn't like to peel potatoes. I was young then.
Awww, what a neat story. And, I know from reading your blog regularly that you've turned into an excellent cook!! We'll be trying this potato salad soon.
Great story! I, too, have many dishes I treasure from my first Betty Crocker -- only mine was not a big book like yours. It was a "Dinner for Two." (Just as well-used, though!)
@ Rosemary...That's the cookbook I started out with many, many years ago! Mine is very well-used, too. I found myself looking up a recipe in it just recently! (I'm down to one, now...just myself.)
Brandie-I loved reading your story, it was so heartwarming to hear about your life. Aren't moms the greatest?
This is my very favorite potato salad, that I also make. Can't go wrong with Betty Crocker.
Your potato salad looks so yummy, and fluffy. Such a classic recipe!
Thanks for sharing your sweet story and recipe!
...and now I am totally craving THIS potato salad! Looks fabulous 🙂 I am definately bookmarking this!!
Moms are the best and we truly begin to appreciate them when we ourselfs become one! What a wonderful post and potato salad looks yummy and sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing 🙂
What a great post Brandie, Moms and Grandmas are always the best. They'll always make us see the light an the the shoulder to cry on.
The potato salad looks delicious. Looking forward to the cheesecake recipe too 🙂
Hope you'll have a wonderful Monday
What wonderful memories you have of learning to cook! And this potato salad is totally amazing. I made it exactly to your recipe and wouldn't change a thing!
What a unique recipe using chicken broth. I love seeing new ways to create classics.
Wonderful, wonderful recipe! I love it!
This potato salad looks great. How sweet of your mom to send you the cookbook 🙂 My mom gave me a binder of family recipes that she made especially for my one year at christmas and it is so special 🙂 Also, thanks for the tip on not twisting the biscuit cutter. Have a nice day!
Katie
This was perfect - thank you!