Tuna Pasta Salad. A delicious creamy side dish that only takes 20 minutes to make. It’s perfect for lunch, meal prep or even dinner.
The tangy mayo flavour combined with the chewy bits of seafood plus the bite of the pasta make this dish a favourite in my books.
Most tuna pasta salads don't usually contain broccoli as the vegetable component. However, I wanted a more fibrous veg to balance out all the carbs and to make it healthier!
I was inspired to make this tuna pasta veggie salad because I would keep visiting the same salad bar weekly to order this dish. The restaurant I order from makes it with peas, celery, red onion but my version is simpler and thus easier to make!
Also a little pro tip, if you pair this tuna pasta salad with some hot sauce, OMG it tastes so good. Give it a try!
Hooray for simplicity. This tuna pasta vegetable salad will literally take you 20 minutes to make - all in.
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For this Recipe
You'll need the following ingredients for my tuna pasta salad recipe:
- 1 broccoli crown florets and stemmed chopped into bite size pieces
- ¼ cup red onion, finely diced
- 2 stalks green onion finely chopped
- 1 cup of mayo
- 2 cans of lemon pepper tuna flaked light tuna
- 250 g of medium sea shell pasta
- salt and pepper to taste
How to make a tuna and pasta salad
- Prepare your ingredients as listed above. Start by boiling your pasta according to package instructions and add 1-2 minutes to the cook time. We want the pasta to be a little bit softer than Al-dente. Trust me on this.
- Meanwhile in a large mixing bowl, mix together the chopped broccoli, tuna, green onions, mayo and season with salt and pepper.
- After pasta is cooked, in a colander rinse with cold water until pasta is cold. Strain out the excess water and pour pasta into mixing bowl along with the rest of your ingredients. Mix until each noodle is covered in mayo. Feel free to add more to your liking. Chill for 30 minutes or if you're impatient like me, you may serve immediately but the taste may not be as settled. Enjoy!
Give it a try!
Well I hope you give my Tuna Pasta Salad recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.
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Easy Tuna Pasta Salad (25-min. Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 crown broccoli chopped into bite size pieces
- ¼ cup red onion finely diced
- 2 stalks green onion finely chopped
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 canned tuna
- 250 g pasta medium sized sea shells
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients as listed above. Start by boiling your pasta according to package instructions and add 1-2 minutes to the cook time. We want the pasta to be a little bit softer than Al-dente. Trust me on this.
- Meanwhile in a large mixing bowl, mix together the chopped broccoli, red onion, tuna, green onions, mayo and season with salt and pepper.
- After pasta is cooked, in a colander rinse with cold water until pasta is cold. Strain out the excess water and pour pasta into mixing bowl along with the rest of your ingredients. Mix until each noodle is covered in mayo. Feel free to add more to your liking.
- Chill for 30 minutes or if you're impatient like me, you may serve immediately but the taste may not be as settled. Enjoy!
Molly
This tuna pasta salad was such so easy to make and so yummy! Thanks for sharing this recipe!