Tuna Pasta Salad

This Tuna Pasta Salad is filled with delicious vegetables and all dressed in a creamy dressing. The perfect potluck salad for all your spring and summer gatherings.

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Tuna Pasta Salad

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Chill Time: 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings

Calories 344kcal

Author Dana at ThisSillyGirlsKitchen.com

Ingredients

Salad:

8 ounces tuna in water drained
8 ounces fussili pasta
½ of a medium red bell pepper medium diced
1 cup canned sweet corn drained
½ of a medium red onion diced
2 heaping tablespoons fresh dill, chopped

Creamy Dressing:

½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup plain yogurt such as greek yogurt
½ teaspoon dijon mustard
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Garnish with fresh dill.

Instructions

Cook pasta according to instructions on the package (pasta should be cooked al dente).
Dressing: whisk all the ingredients in a small bowl.
Add all the salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat.
Taste for seasoning and add more salt/pepper if needed.
Place a plastic wrap on top and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Garnish with more fresh dill and enjoy!

Notes

Use your favorite smaller pasta for this recipe, see some options above.
We use tuna in water but you can use in vegetable oil as well. Just make sure you drain it very well.
Switch up your vegetables in this to cater to your flavor preference.
Any plain yogurt will work including greek.
Sour cream can be swapped for the yogurt.
Easily double this recipe to serve a larger crowd.

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