Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe

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1. A Classic Recipe for Tuna Pasta Salad!
2. Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe Card and Video Tutorial
3. Dinner for Two Tuna Pasta Salad

A Classic Recipe for Tuna Pasta Salad!

Hi friends! Here is another installment of my Dinner For Two series! The last couple of video recipes, I’ve been cooking steak and jumbo shrimp. Obviously, not everyone wants to indulge in something heavy all the time, nor can everyone afford to eat T-bone steaks all the time (I know I can’t!). With this video, I wanted to make something that we all can afford to eat and make. We’re making Tuna Pasta Salad! This recipe is super easy to put together. It’s honestly a beautiful salad. It’s a creamy pasta salad full of crunchy vegetables and fork-tender tuna. If you’re not a tuna lover, you can replace it with chicken.

This meal is super affordable! I personally spent less than $5 to make this (I’m a couponer!), and I had plenty of left overs! You can serve this along with some bread sticks and a small green salad to make this dish a complete meal. Also, if you’re a wine lover, I suggest a nice white wine.

Enjoy!

Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe Card and Video Tutorial

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Dinner for Two: Tuna Pasta Salad

This dinner-for-two is super affordable! Coming in at under $5, you'll have plenty of leftovers and can enjoy it any night of the week! Serve with breadsticks and a side salad for a complete and delicious meal. 

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Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword Tuna Pasta Salad

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Chill Time 2 hours hours

Total Time 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings 2 servings

Ingredients

• 7 oz bag of uncooked elbow macaroni
• 2 medium sized carrots peeled and chopped
• 4 green onions chopped
• 1/4 cup dill relish
• 2 tbsp sweet relish
• 1/2 cup mayo
• 2 boiled eggs crumbled
• 2 5 oz cans of tuna. drained
• 1 tsp seasoning salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dried parsley flakes

Instructions

• Cook the pasta until it is fully cooked, then drain.
• Add all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and fold. Make sure all of the ingredients are well incorporated.
• Refrigerate the salad for a 1-2 hours.
• Serve the salad!

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