Classic Tuna Pasta Salad Recipes

CLASSIC TUNA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta to al dente. Drain well, then rinse with cold water until cooled.
• While pasta is cooking, prepare the celery and red onion. Mix the dressing by combining all the dressing ingredients and mixing well.
• Place the rinsed, cooled pasta into a large bowl. Add the tuna, celery, red onion and dressing and stir well to combine. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours before eating. Taste before serving and season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.

TUNA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package instructions, until al dente. Drain.
• In a large bowl add chopped onion and celery, peas, cooked pasta, and drained tuna.
• In a separate bowl, mix the mayo and Greek yogurt.
• Stir half of the sauce into the pasta mixture and toss to evenly coat. Season with salt and pepper and dried dil, to taste.
• Refrigerate pasta and remaining sauce separately, covered, for 30 min. Stir in remaining sauce and serve immediately.

CLASSIC TUNA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Directions: Cook the pasta shells according to package directions, in salted water. In a large bowl combine, mixing together the onion, parsley, tuna, celery and pickles. Add the cooked, drained, rinsed and cooled macaroni. In a small bowl combine mixing well, Miracle Whip, pickle juice, Sunny Spain Seasoning, celery seed, salt and pepper. Taste the dressing before adding to noodle mixture, and adjust the seasonings, pickle juice, or Miracle Whip to your taste. Fold in the dressing into the pasta mixture until well mixed. Chill for at least 2 hours for best flavor.
• NOTE: Sunny Spain Seasoning is a Salt-Free Lemon-Pepper. Perfect for fish and chicken, vegetables and salads. Salt-free blends are strong, start with less. It Sunny Spain Seasoning is hand-mixed from: black pepper, citric acid, lemon peel, garlic and onion. Sunny Spain Seasoning can be purchased on line at: https://www.penzeys.com, or call toll-free: 1-800-741-7787
• (Sometimes, I add 1 cup of Le Sueur Very Young Small Sweet Peas and or 2 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped. Sometimes I also add equal amounts of salad dressing and sour cream, instead of all salad dressing).

EASY TUNA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook cavatappi at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 9 to 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
• Whisk mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, honey, garlic powder, salt, and pepper for dressing together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Stir tuna, celery, onion, peas, parsley, olives, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice into pasta. Pour dressing over salad, toss until coated, and add hard-boiled eggs on top. Serve.