Tuna Pasta salad is a favorite side, lunch, snack, dinner recipe that you have to try. Yes, you read correctly, you can eat this dish at anytime. If your not a fan of tuna, you can definitely substitute for chicken! This dish is one of my favorites that my sister makes for cookouts, gatherings, or just plain dinner side. I love this salad so much I started making it for myself at home. I adjusted some of the ingredients and basically did my own thing. The only veggies I use for this recipe is red onion and red bell pepper. Both give this salad a bomb taste. Now, the best part about salads is the sky is the limit on the vegetables you choose to add. Also, I take the easy way to get that creamy and tangy texture. I grab a already whipped dressing/mayo right out the grocery store. Just something about that extra tangy flavor. There is a all time debate on what mayos taste the best. So the battle is up to you on what brand of mayo you would like to use.
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5-6 Servings
10 minutes
30-35 minutes
black pepper, sea salt, old bay seafood, garlic powder, crush red pepper
This pasta is a bomb side for cookouts, or a quick lunch! Goes well with bbq chicken, ribs, fried chicken, baked or fried fish.
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Ingredients
1 cup of Whipped Dressing or your prefrence of mayo (I used store brand whipped dressing)
Bow tie pasta( Half a box or whole box depending on how many people-suggest whole for 6 or more)
2 eggs boiled (double if needed)
2 tbsp sweet relish
12 oz can of chunk light tuna in water
1/2 cup of mustard
1 tsp of apple cider vinegar or to taste
1 red onion
1 red bell pepper
Directions
- Start boiling your bow tie pasta and eggs. Best way to make pasta is to bring your water to a boil on high heat, add pasta then reduce heat to medium. Add some olive or vegetable oil, cook for about 10-15 minutes until tender, then drain. I cool the pasta off by running cold water over it. (You can use, elbow or penne pasta if you like)
- While your pasta is cooking, start chopping up your vegetables; onion and bell pepper. Also, when eggs are done put to the side to cool off. To cool fast sit them in cold water or ice for about 5-10 minutes
- Now here is the fun part! In a mixing bowl add your cooled pasta. Add your ingredients to pasta; vegetables, mustard, relish, vinegar, tuna , whipped dressing, seasonings then mix everything. Last, peel and cut up egg over pasta. Then mix again, you can also just slice boiled eggs on top if you don’t want to mix it in.
- This is also a interesting debate, some like this type of pasta salad warm, this is your choice completely. The last step of this recipe is to cover and cool in fridge for about a hour. Then serve!