Loaded Tuna Macaroni Salad. Totally loaded tuna pasta salad is amazing!! Easy to throw together and a perfect side dish for a get together or barbecue. Keyword macaroni, pasta, salad, side dish, tuna.

Recently, I made my own Kalua pig plate lunch for my family and had the opportunity to get feedback on my Hawaiian Style Loaded Tuna Salad Recipe. Tuna macaroni salad holds a special place in my heart. It reminds me of big summertime cookouts and family reunions in Elberton. You can have Loaded Tuna Macaroni Salad using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Loaded Tuna Macaroni Salad

It's 1 of -16 oz. box of pasta, spiral or bowtie.
Prepare 1 medium of purple onion.
It's 1/2 each of of red, yellow, & orange bell peppers.
It's 2 can of of solid white tuna drained.
It's 2 tbsp of Hellmans mayo (or more or less to your liking).
Prepare 2 tsp of sweet pickle relish.
Prepare 1 small of splash of vinegar.
You need 1 of tiny squirt of yellow mustard.
You need 3 of boiled eggs.
It's 1 of original Mrs. Dash.
It's 1 of garlic salt and freshly ground black pepper.
You need 1 of sprinkle of parsley flakes.

If you make the salad ahead of serving time, take it out of the refrigerator for a few minutes to take the chill off. Tuna Macaroni Salad is a classic potluck recipe. It is creamy with lots of hard-boiled egg, peas, celery, onion, and sweet pickle relish. Tuna Macaroni Salad is a really budget-friendly recipe.

Loaded Tuna Macaroni Salad instructions

Boil the pasta, drain water and shock pasta with cold water to stop cooking. Place cooked pasta in a separate mixing bowl..
Chop the bell peppers and onion, add to the pasta. Add mayo, vinegar, mustard, Mrs Dash, garlic salt and pepper and parsley flakes to the pasta as well..
Open and drain the 2 cans of tuna. Flake the tuna with a fork, then add to pasta. Peel and slice the boiled eggs, add to pasta..
Now that everything is put together in the mixing bowl, toss well until everything is coated nicely and salad looks creamy..
Serve and eat right away, or chill in refrigerator until ready to eat..

Adding a can of tuna to pasta salad gives it plenty of flavor and some protein without the expense of a more. Tuna Macaroni salad is satisfying dish all on its own, but is also the perfect side dish to complement a summer picnic or potluck. This salad has it all Tuna Macaroni Salad is quick and easy to make, even with all the fresh ingredients. This macaroni salad is a simple and delicious combination of tuna with chopped vegetables. Use cooked shell pasta or elbows in the salad.