Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, tuna pasta salad. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Tuna pasta salad is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Tuna pasta salad is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Tuna gets jazzed up with jalepenos and a tangy lemon mayonnaise in this fun summer pasta salad. Serve over a bed of fresh iceburg lettuce. Use more or less jalapenos to suit your taste.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook tuna pasta salad using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tuna pasta salad:
- Make ready 3 cups Rotini noodles
- Get As needed Shredded carrots
- Take 3-4 Celery Stalks
- Make ready 4 hard boiled eggs
- Prepare 1 can tuna (drained)
- Prepare To taste Bacon bits
- Prepare To taste Hidden Valley ranch dressing
- Get To taste Mayonnaise
- Make ready optional Shredded cheese
- Take optional Seasonings
How to Make Tuna Pasta Salad. To make this easy pasta salad, start by boiling some salted water and cooking your pasta. A nice, small pasta is best; I chose the shells because they reminded me of the ocean (ha!) but Rotini, Farfalle or even macaroni are great alternatives. Once the pasta is cooled, rinse it with cold water.
Instructions to make Tuna pasta salad:
- Cook noodles and drain
- Cut up celery and shred carrots. Add to drained noodles.
- Add in tuna
- Sprinkle in the bacon bits
- Boil 4 eggs for 15minutes. Run cold water over the pan of eggs for a bit and drain. Fill pan of eggs with cold water again, crack eggs(don't Peel), let cracked eggs sit in the cool water for a bit. Peel eggs, cut eggs in half, and take out hard yolk. Dice up white parts of the eggs in small pieces. In a small bowl, take a fork and smash up egg yolks.
- Add the diced eggs and smashed yolks to the pasta pan
- Add in mayonnaise and ranch dressing. I put a little more mayo than ranch.
- Add in the shredded cheese and seasonings, stir it up (optional)
- Best served cold*
Creamy Tuna Pasta Salad is one of our favorite versions of classic tuna salad! When you add in a handful of veggies and some pasta, this becomes an entire meal in no time at all! This pasta salad recipe is a warm weather go-to for quick meals or even potlucks! Add the cooked pasta, tuna, celery, onion, and peas to a large mixing bowl. Pour the dressing on top and toss to coat.
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