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!
Servings 12 cups
Calories 302kcal
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