Description
This creamy Tuna Salad Recipe with Pasta is tangy, crunchy, oniony, and delightful! Perfect for a healthy lunch, light dinner, or snack to store in the fridge.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb mini bowtie pasta
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 3/4 cup dill pickle, diced
- 10 oz tuna, drained
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 cup real mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Step 1: Bring a large pot of water to boil. Salt the water and cook pasta until al dente. In the last 30 seconds, stir in frozen peas and cook for 30 seconds.
- Step 2: Drain pasta and peas. If you want room-temperature pasta salad, don’t rinse. If you want cold pasta salad, rinse with cold water.
- Step 3: In the bottom of a large bowl, whisk lemon, mayonnaise, dill, salt and pepper until well combined.
- Step 4: Add pasta, peas, onion, pickle and tuna and toss until everything is evenly coated in sauce.
- Step 5: Serve or refrigerate covered until ready to serve.
Notes
Store any leftovers in the fridge, covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days. For a healthier version, you can substitute half of the mayonnaise with unsweetened plain Greek yogurt.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 447 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 489 mg
- Fat: 29 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 23.9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 33 mg
Keywords: Tuna Pasta Salad