Tuna Pasta Salad
Created by Chef shapeweaver on June 21, 2016
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 3h
- Recipe #24134
Ingredients
- FOR SAUCE
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise (may need a bit more to get the right creaminess)
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice (can use pickle juice)6
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon dill weed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- FOR ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
- 1 package (7 ounce) dry shell pasta (cooked and drained, small shell)
- 2 cans (10 ounces) tuna (in water, drained, 5 oz. each)
- 2 ounces carrots, shredded
- 1/4 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
How to Make
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Step 1: Whisk together sauce ingredients and set aside.
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Step 2: In a large bowl,combine cooked pasta,drained tuna,carrots,celery,and onions.
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Step 3: Pour sauce over tuna mixture and mix well,if needed add more mayonnaise and adjust seasonings.
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Step 4: Place in refrigerator and chill for at least 3 hours.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (133.3 g)
- Calories 293.9
- Total Fat - 18.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.5 g
- Cholesterol - 78.5 mg
- Sodium - 840.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 21 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.9 g
- Sugars - 2.3 g
- Protein - 11.1 g
- Calcium - 35.5 mg
- Iron - 1.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg