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Easy Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe

This easy recipe is a yummy salad. It is the perfect to compliment grilled pork, steak or chicken. Terrific as a light lunch!
Course Salads and Pasta
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 cups
Calories 302kcal
Author Deb Clark

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Diatalini Pasta or other small pasta
  • 5 ounce canned albacore tuna I use packed in water tuna
  • 16 ounces olives
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 1 bunch green onions thinly sliced
  • ¾ cup grated parmesan cheese the stuff in the green can works great here.
  • ¾ cup mayonnaise
  • ¾ cup miracle whip
  • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Cook pasta to al dente in well seasoned water to aldente. Drain pasta well, sprinkle with a olive oil and seasoning salt. Cool to room temperature
  • Slice the olives, dice celery into a small dice and thinly slice the green onions. Drain the tuna and flake it well.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine pasta, olives, celery, green onions and tuna along with the grated parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Mix to combine.
  • Add the mayonnaise and miracle whip and mix well. Cover and refrigerate.
  • Stir well before serving, add additional mayo/miracle whip if needed. You want this to be super creamy.

Nutrition

Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 674mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg