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Tuna Macaroni Salad

This classic Tuna Macaroni Salad recipe is the best cold salad to make for your next spring or summer picnic. It's such an easy side dish to throw together with simple ingredients like tuna, pasta, celery and mayonnaise and is full of fresh and delicious flavor!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword tuna macaroni salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chilling time 1 hour
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Patty Scuteri

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked to al dente and cooled (or the small pasta of your choice)
  • 4 ribs celery, diced
  • ½ small-medium onion, finely diced
  • 1-2 cans Tuna in water, well-drained (You could also use a 12 ounce package of Surimi Seafood)
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, stir all ingredients well until fully combined.

  2. Serve immediately or refrigerate until you're ready to serve for up to a week.

Recipe Notes

For this recipe start with these amounts of ingredients and add more to your taste if needed.