The Best Macaroni Salad with Tuna
This is the best macaroni salad with pasta that combines tuna with cooked pasta to yield the tender macaroni tuna salad, appropriate as side or main dish and as a healthy snack or lunchbox takeaway.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 7 ounces shell pasta one package
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 cup cheddar cheese cubed (diced small) or shredded cheese
- 2 cans tuna in water drained
- ¾ cup sliced sweet pickles
- ¼ cup red onions finely diced
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Cook the shell pasta based according to the package directions.
- Drain the pasta.
- In a medium bowl add the mayo, Dijon mustard, cheddar cheese, diced sweet pickles, drained tuna, finely diced red onions, salt, and black pepper.
- Mix them well.
- Add the drained pasta and mix them gently.
- Refrigerate for at least two hours before enjoying.
Notes
You can have the creamy tuna macaroni salad with tuna either warm right away at room temperature or chilled later. If you choose the second option, you can prepare it beforehand, cover it with a plastic wrap or store it in an airtight container, and refrigerate it up to a maximum of 5 days.
But you have to test the creaminess of the whole-wheat pasta salad. So if you notice that the chilled salad has become less creamy, just wait until it warms out and add your desired amount of mayo dressing and mix well.
Pastas need a shock to be cooked perfectly. This occurs when you rinse the boiled pasta with cold water. The shocking cold water prevents the pasta from further cooking.
Because this is a cold tuna macaroni salad, you can have this simple salad as a take-away lunchbox snack or a quick lunch for school or work.