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Homemade Potato Salad for a Crowd

5 from 4 reviews

This 5 ingredient potato salad is both easy and delicious. It includes party proportions so you can easily make this potato salad for your family or make potato salad for 50 or more!

Ingredients

Scale

To serve 10 people (a family sized recipe):

  • 6 medium potatoes
  • 5 hard boiled eggs
  • 1 ½ cup celery, diced
  • ½ cup onion, diced
  • 1 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to taste

To serve 25 people:

  • 5 pounds potatoes
  • 1 dozen hard boiled eggs
  • 3 cups celery, diced
  • 3/4 cup onion, diced
  • 2 1/2 cups mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to taste

To serve 50 people:

  • 10 pounds potatoes
  • 2 dozen hard boiled eggs
  • 1 bunch celery, diced
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1 quart (4 cups) mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to taste

To serve 75 people:

  • 15 pounds potatoes
  • 3 dozen hard boiled eggs
  • 1 ½ bunches celery, diced
  • 2 large onions, diced
  • 1 ½ quart mayonnaise
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Peel, cube and boil potatoes in salted water until tender. Test by poking with a fork. Drain potatoes when done cooking.
  2. While potatoes are boiling, dice onions and celery.
  3. Peel and chop hard boiled eggs.
  4. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl while the potatoes are still hot.
  5. Stir in mayonnaise. Add more or less mayonnaise to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Cool potato salad in the fridge until ready to serve.

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Keywords: Potato Salad for 50