Super Simple Picnic Potato Salad

By kayjayjohnson

Starting with a bag of frozen hash brown potatoes, this potato salad is super easy to make. Mixed with traditional potato salad dressing ingredients, this will be your new go-to recipe for potato salad!

Ingredients

• 1 (32-ounce) bag frozen southern-style diced hash brown potatoes
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• Paprika, if desired

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

In ungreased 3-quart microwavable bowl, mix frozen potatoes and water; spread evenly in bowl. Cover tightly with microwavable plastic wrap. Microwave on High 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are hot and tender, stirring once halfway through cooking.

Add vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper to hot potatoes; mix well. Spread evenly in bowl. Cover, refrigerate at least 5 hours or until completely cold.

Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, place eggs in single layer. Add enough water to cover eggs by 1 inch. Heat to boiling. Immediately remove from heat; cover and let stand 15 minutes. Drain; rinse with cold water. Place eggs in bowl of ice water; let stand 10 minutes. Drain. Peel eggs. Reserve 1 egg for garnish; chop remaining 4 eggs.

Stir mayonnaise into cold potato mixture. Add celery, onion and chopped eggs; toss gently to mix. Spoon mixture into large serving bowl. Slice reserved hard-cooked egg; arrange on top of salad. Sprinkle with paprika. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until serving time.