Creamy Tuna Pasta Salad
Tuna Pasta Salad is a great salad dish for potlucks and picnics! Ready to feed a crowd, this easy tuna pasta salad recipe tastes even better the next day and perfect cold next to a juicy burger.
Servings: 6 1/2 CUPS
Calories: 164kcal
Ingredients
Tuna Pasta Salad
- 8 oz rotini pasta
- 1 can 9 oz, tuna, drained
- 1 large tomato chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
- 1 cup real mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Italian dressing dry powder
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook rotini pasta according to package directions.
- Drain pasta and rinse with cold water. Make sure all water is well drained so the salad does not contain excess moisture.
- Add cold Rotini to a large mixing bowl and add drained tuna, chopped tomato, chopped celery and shredded matchstick carrots.
- Mix all ingredients very well.
- Add 1 cup real mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon dry Italian dressing and mix well.
- Generously season entire pasta salad with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate tuna pasta salad for 4 hours or overnight to marinate all flavors and give the best possible salad.
- Stir well before serving to prevent settling.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1Servings | Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g