Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe

This Tuna Pasta Salad with shell noodles, peas, tuna, celery, and Greek yogurt is fast, healthy, and a dish your whole family can enjoy!

I don’t know about you, but for me, warm weather screams pasta salad! This tuna pasta salad is a classic! It easy, fast, and I usually have all the ingredients that I need to throw it together. My kids love this pasta salad and we eat it for lunch all the time, but it works great as a dinner or side dish.

I also love feeding my kids something that I know has great health benefits. Did you know tuna fish is a great source of protein and contains omega 3 fatty acids that can help fight heart disease? For the sauce in this recipe I use a mixture of mayonnaise and Greek yogurt. I love the creaminess that the Greek yogurt adds, and it’s packed with protein. You could also serve this dish with whole wheat pasta.

Cook your pasta according to package instructions, then drain them and allow them to cool a little. I like to use mini shell noodles, but any type of bite-size pasta can be used.

While the noodles cook, chop the celery and onion, drain the tuna, and warm the peas (you could also add the peas to the boiling pasta water during the last minute of cooking).

Add the cooked pasta, tuna, celery, onion, and peas to a large mixing bowl. Pour the dressing on top and toss to coat.

If you’d like to make this recipe in advance I would suggest waiting to add the sauce until you’re ready to serve, otherwise the noodles will soak up the sauce and it wont have the creaminess that you want.

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1. Cook pasta according to package directions, adding peas last 4 minutes of cooking. …
2. In a large mixing bowl, add carrots, celery, tomatoes, and tuna.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, mayo, vinegar, mustard, garlic, dill, salt and pepper.
4. Add pasta to veggie/tuna bowl, then add dressing over top. …
5. Serve!

Tuna Pasta Salad

This Tuna Pasta Salad with shell noodles, peas, tuna, celery, and Greek yogurt is fast, healthy, and a dish your whole family can enjoy!

Prep: 10min

Total: 15min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 291 kcal, Carbohydrate 42 g, Protein 16 g, Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 16 mg, Sodium 275 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 4 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces small shells pasta (, or your favorite bite-size pasta)
• 7 ounces canned albacore white tuna, packed in water (, drained)
• 2 ribs celery (, chopped)
• 1/4 cup red onion (, chopped)
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
• dried dill weed (, to taste, optional)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper (, to taste)

Instruction:

1. Cook noodles according to package instructions, until al dente. Drain.
2. In a large bowl add chopped onion and celery, peas, cooked pasta, and drained tuna.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the mayo and Greek yogurt.
4. Stir half of the sauce into the pasta mixture and toss to evenly coat. Season with salt and pepper and dried dil, to taste.
5. Refrigerate pasta and remaining sauce separately, covered, for 30 min. Stir in remaining sauce and serve immediately.

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FAQ

What are the five mistakes to avoid pasta salad?

1. Not using the right size and shape of pasta. …
2. Overcooking or undercooking the pasta. …
3. Not seasoning the pasta enough. …
4. Not dressing the pasta salad while it’s still warm. …
5. Making your pasta salad too far in advance.

Why does restaurant tuna salad taste better?

What does Martha Stewart put in her tuna salad?

What goes good with tuna pasta?

• Green garden salad. As delicious as tuna pasta bake can be, it’s a fairly beige dish that doesn’t typically offer too much in the way of colour. …
• Garlic bread. Sometimes, only an extra serving of carbs will do! …
• Potato wedges. …
• French baguette. …
• Steamed broccoli.