Macaroni Tuna Salad Recipe
Totally loaded tuna pasta salad is amazing!! Easy to throw together and a perfect side dish for a get together or barbecue.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- 1 pot to boil noodles to al dente
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 12 oz pasta uncooked bowtie or macaroni
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise best foods is best, full fat, use more if desired
- 8 large olives black
- 3 large eggs hard boiled
- 2 large dill pickles diced
- 2 tsp pickle juice dill
- 1 can tuna albacore chunk is best
- 1/4 cup onion diced
- 1/2 cup celery diced
- 2 tbsp bacon cooked, crumbled
Instructions
- Boil noodles and drain when they are cooked (slightly al dente).
- Run cool water over noodles to cool them down. Dice your 3 hard boiled eggs, 1-2 dill pickles, olives and flake your tuna. Add your ingredients to your noodles and gently toss.
- Add your mayonnaise and fold into tuna pasta mixture. Add 1-2 tbsp. dill pickle juice (depending on how "dilly" you want it).
- Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hrs and serve. Keeps well for a day or two after too and makes for a great lunch!!
Nutrition
Serving: 3oz | Calories: 199kcal | Protein: 8g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 335mg | Potassium: 88mg | Vitamin A: 125IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.5mg