Old Fashioned Tuna Pasta salad
This Old Fashioned Tuna Pasta salad is creamy, crunchy and savory and makes for an excellent lunch or dinner or can be stored in the fridge for days to enjoy! It is made with mayo and a bunch of seasonings that accompany the tuna, cucumbers and peas oh so very well.
You may also like this BLT pasta salad too!
My Old fashioned tuna pasta salad is a classic macaroni pasta dish that has been served cold for ages and works well alongside any type of summer main course.
This is exactly how I like to have an old fashioned pasta salad! Typically eggs are used in here and celery other than that the rest of the ingredients remain the same old fashioned type.
So instead of eggs I use tuna and instead of celery I use cucumber and peas. To each there own you can make this salad just as you like.
But if your into trying this version I promise you are in for a tasty tuna pasta salad.
HOW TO MAKE TUNA PASTA SALAD
I highly recommend using a low sodium tuna brand that is suitability sourced if possible. Makes for the best tuna salad in my opinion. Next you want a creamy consistency which comes from the mayo. And crunch which comes from the onions and cucumber and peas! Then a well cooked but not over done macaroni and the dish comes together perfectly!
WHAT IS IN A TUNA PASTA SALAD
- Macaroni Pasta
- Tuna
- Mayo
- Onions, cucumbers and peas
- Mustard and other seasonings
Doesn’t get more simple and savory than this!
CAN TUNA PASTA SALAD BE FROZEN
No, this salad is best served fresh.
HOW LONG WILL TUNA PASTA SALAD LAST IN FRIDGE
It will last / stored in the fridge in an air tight container up to 3-4 days for you to enjoy!
WHAT DOES TUNA PASTA SALAD GO WITH
- Corn
- Beans
- Picnic foods
- BBQ foods
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Old Fashioned Tuna Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
- 2 cans of low sodium tuna, strained and drained
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 cup cooked peas
- 1 cup diced, cucumber
- 1 cup mayo your favorite kind
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp mustard powder or mustard
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add in some salt
- Toss in the elbow macaroni and stir
- Cook the pasta till al dente then immediately place in a bowl with cold water and allow it to cool
- Meanwhile, cook your peas and do the same place in a bowl once cooked with cold water to cool Next, dice your onion and cucumbers
- Lastly, in a larger bowl add in the cold pasta, strained canned tuna, cold peas and cucumber and toss
- Add in all your mayo and seasonings and toss well to coat
- Store in the fridge to chill prior to serving
- Enjoy
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 521Total Fat: 42gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 34gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 378mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 4gSugar: 4gProtein: 12g
These calculations are based off Nutritionix