Tuna Pasta Salad
A classic, creamy potluck salad featuring hard-boiled eggs, peas, celery seed, onion and sweet pickle relish. It's always a family favorite!
Servings 10 servings
Calories 227kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounces elbow macaroni
- 1 cup Miracle Whip
- ½ cup sweet pickle relish
- ½ tablespoon celery seed
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 - 5 oz cans tuna in water drained
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 cup frozen peas thawed
- 3 eggs hard-boiled and chopped
Instructions
- Cook macaroni according to the package directions.
- When done, drain pasta in a colander and rinse with cold water until cooled.
- Put noodles in a large mixing bowl.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine Miracle Whip, sweet pickle relish, celery seed, yellow mustard, salt and pepper.
- Pour dressing over cooled pasta and stir well.
- Add tuna, onions and frozen peas and mix well.
- Fold in chopped hard-boiled eggs.
- Stir until just mixed.
- Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
- This salad is perfect for making a day or two ahead of time.
- When you add frozen peas to the macaroni, it stops cooking the noodles.
- Feel free to add in other vegetables such as diced celery, carrots, or cucumbers.
Nutrition
Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 571mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 240IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg