Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe

Overhead of Tuna Pasta Salad in bowl with spoons.

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, tuna pasta salad recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 0

Chill Time: 30

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 347kcal

Author Dana DeVolk

Ingredients

Salad:

8 ounces fussili pasta cooked and drained well
8 ounces tuna in water drained
½ medium red bell pepper medium diced
1 cup canned sweet corn drained
½ medium red onion small-diced
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh chopped dill plus more for garnish

Creamy Dressing:

½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup plain yogurt
½ teaspoon dijon mustard
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon lemon juice fresh squeezed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

To make the dressing, whisk all of the ingredients together in a small bowl.
½ cup mayonnaise, ½ cup plain yogurt , ½ teaspoon dijon mustard, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Add all of the salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
8 ounces fussili pasta, 8 ounces tuna in water, ½ medium red bell pepper, 1 cup canned sweet corn, ½ medium red onion, 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh chopped dill
Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat.
Taste for seasoning and add more salt or pepper if needed.
Place a plastic wrap on top and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Garnish with more fresh dill and serce

Notes

Use your favorite smaller pasta for this recipe, see some options above.
We use tuna in water but you can use it 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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