Easy Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe
This easy tuna pasta salad recipe is a delightful blend of pasta, tuna, peas,celery, and onion in a creamy dressing.
Ingredients
- 8 Ounces Medium Shell Pasta
- 10 Ounces Canned White Tuna In Water drained
- 2 Ribs Celery chopped into bite size
- ½ Cup Red Onion chopped into bite size
- 1 Cup Frozen Peas thawed
- ½ Cup Mayonnaise see notes
- 5.3 Ounces Greek Yogurt (plain)
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
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Cook the shell pasta according to the back of the package. You want them al dente, then drain the water from the pasta and rinse in cold water to cool the pasta down.
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Mix mayonnaise, yogurt, salt, and pepper in a small bowl, and set aside.
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Into a large mixing bowl add in the chopped celery, onion, peas, cooked pasta, and tuna that has the water drained from it. Stir these ingredients together then add in the dressing mixture, mix until all the ingredients are well combined.
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Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill. Serve and enjoy.
Recipe Notes
As the salad sits the pasta will soak up the dressing, adding in more mayo will make this even more creamier.